Welcome to Underwood ...

The city of Underwood is located in McLean County<1>.

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

Underwood was established in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Underwood has a population of 732 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Underwood is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Underwood (for example, toward Dodge), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Underwood is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Underwood had an population of 732 people. This is a decrease of 5.91% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Underwood had a population of 778 people (or 8.68% of the total population of McLean County). This makes Underwood the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Underwood represents 0.12% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 83rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 778 people, the population of Underwood decreased 4.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 812 people).

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

Communities Also Named Underwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Underwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ontario (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Underwood ...

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

• Garrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <5>
• Washburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <5>
• Turtle Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
  • Turtle Lake is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turtle Lake <5>
• Stanton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <5>
• Riverdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
  • Riverdale is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <5>
• Pick City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
  • Pick City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
• Coleharbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleharbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleharbor
  • Coleharbor is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleharbor <5>
• Hensler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler
  • Hensler is located in Oliver County
• Knife River Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
  • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
• Mercer
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <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 Underwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Underwood.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Underwood. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Underwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Underwood ...

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

Adding Underwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Underwood 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 Underwood was on a map titled Map of North Dakota (from Rand McNally, 1937).

We also found Underwood on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Underwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLean County: www.visitmcleancounty.com/

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