Welcome to Saint Thomas ...

The city of Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County<1>.

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

Saint Thomas was established in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Thomas: St. Thomas

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Thomas has a population of 305 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Saint Thomas is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Saint Thomas is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Thomas had an population of 305 people. This is a decrease of 7.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 31.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Thomas had a population of 331 people. This makes Saint Thomas the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Saint Thomas represents 0.05% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 156th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 331 people, the population of Saint Thomas decreased 25.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 447 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Thomas.

Communities Also Named Saint Thomas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Saint Thomas - they are located in Arkansas (3), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Quebec (4).

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

Communities near Saint Thomas ...

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

• Grafton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Cavalier
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
  • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <5>
• Drayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Hoople
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Crystal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Mountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
  • Mountain is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <5>
• Bathgate
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bathgate
  • Bathgate is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bathgate <5>
• Hamilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Canton City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
  • Canton City is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Canton City has also been known as:
  • Hensel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <5>
• Glasston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasston
  • Glasston is located in Pembina County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasston <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Thomas ...

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

Adding Saint Thomas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Thomas post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Thomas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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