Welcome to Grafton ...

The city of Grafton is located in Walsh County<1> and is the County Seat for Walsh County.

Grafton was established in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grafton has a population of 4,127 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Grafton is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Grafton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Grafton is located in the (701) area code.

The ZIP code for Grafton: 58237<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grafton had an population of 4,127 people. This is a decrease of 3.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grafton had a population of 4,284 people (or 38.53% of the total population of Walsh County). This makes Grafton the county's most populous community.

The population of Grafton represents 0.64% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,284 people, the population of Grafton decreased 5.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,516 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grafton.

Communities Also Named Grafton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Grafton - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grafton.

Communities near Grafton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grafton.

• Park River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
  • Park River is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <6>
• Drayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
  • Drayton is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <6>
• Minto
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
  • Minto is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <6>
• Oslo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
  • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <6>
• Saint Thomas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
  • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <6>
• Hoople
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
  • Hoople is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <6>
• Crystal
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <6>
• Forest River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Forest River is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <6>
• Pisek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Pisek is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisek <6>
• Ardoch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
  • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grafton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grafton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grafton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grafton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grafton. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Grafton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grafton ...

Looking for more information about Grafton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grafton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grafton.

Adding Grafton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grafton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grafton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Grafton post office opened in 1879.

We also found Grafton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grafton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grafton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/