Welcome to Horace ...

The city of Horace is located in Cass County<1>.

The location of Horace has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Horace has a population of 2,942 people<3> (see below for details).

Horace is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Horace is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Horace had an population of 2,942 people. This is an increase of 21.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 221.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Horace had a population of 2,430 people. This makes Horace the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Horace represents 0.36% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,430 people, the population of Horace increased 165.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 915 people).

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

Communities Also Named Horace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Horace - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Horace ...

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

• Fargo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Fargo is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <5>
• Moorhead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
  • Moorhead is located in Clay County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <5>
• West Fargo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fargo
  • West Fargo is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fargo <5>
• Dilworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth
  • Dilworth is located in Clay County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dilworth <5>
• Casselton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselton
  • Casselton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casselton <5>
• Glyndon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyndon
  • Glyndon is located in Clay County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glyndon <5>
• Mapleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <5>
• Harwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
  • Harwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harwood <5>
• Kindred
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
  • Kindred is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <5>
• Reile's Acres
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reile's Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
  • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people

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 Horace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horace.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horace. 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 Horace.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horace. See our Newspapers Page for Horace.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horace ...

Looking for more information about Horace? 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 Horace, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Horace.

Adding Horace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horace 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 Horace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Horace post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.nd.us/

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