Welcome to Northwood ...

The city of Northwood is located in Grand Forks County<1>.

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

Northwood was established in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Northwood has a population of 898 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Northwood is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Northwood is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Northwood had an population of 898 people. This is a decrease of 4.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northwood had a population of 945 people. This makes Northwood the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Northwood represents 0.14% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 67th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 945 people, the population of Northwood decreased 1.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 959 people).

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

Communities Also Named Northwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Northwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Indiana (7), Iowa, Maryland (3), Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio (5), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (5), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Northwood ...

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

• Mayville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <5>
• Larimore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimore
  • Larimore is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larimore <5>
• Hatton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Hatton is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <5>
• Portland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
• Emerado
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerado
  • Emerado is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerado <5>
• Finley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Finley is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finley <5>
• Aneta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aneta
  • Aneta is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aneta <5>
• Sharon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <5>
• Kempton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
  • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
• Holmes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
  • Holmes is located in Grand Forks County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northwood ...

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

Adding Northwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grand Forks County: www.grandforkscountygov.com/

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