Welcome to Minot ...

The city of Minot is located in Ward County<1> and is the County Seat for Ward County.

Minot was established in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Minot has a population of 47,422 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Minot is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Minot: (701)

The ZIP code for Minot: 58701<4>

Websites for Minot ...

Official Website:   www.web.ci.minot.nd.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.minotchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Minot had an population of 47,422 people. This is an increase of 15.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Minot had a population of 40,888 people (or 66.3% of the total population of Ward County). This makes Minot the county's most populous community.

The population of Minot represents 6.08% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 40,888 people, the population of Minot increased 11.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 36,567 people).

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

Communities Also Named Minot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Minot - they are located in Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi and Montana.

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

Communities near Minot ...

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

• Surrey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surrey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Surrey is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrey <6>
• Burlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <6>
• Glenburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenburn <6>
• Sawyer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <6>
• Des Lacs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Lacs
  • Des Lacs is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Lacs <6>
• Deering
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
  • Deering is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deering <6>
• Ruthville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Ruthville is located in Ward County
• Genoa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in McHenry County
• Foxholm
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxholm
  • Foxholm is located in Ward County
• Lonetree
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
  • Lonetree is located in Ward County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonetree <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 Minot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minot.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Minot. Our list includes 40 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Minot.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minot ...

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

Adding Minot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Minot 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 Minot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Minot post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Minot: www.web.ci.minot.nd.us/

The official website for Ward County: www.co.ward.nd.us/

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