De Lamere, North Dakota

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De Lamere, North Dakota
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De Lamere, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°16′01″N97°20′00″W / 46.26694°N 97.33333°W / 46.26694; -97.33333
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Sargent
Area
[1]
  Total
0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2)
  Land0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,066 ft (325 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
25
  Density95.06/sq mi (36.65/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 701
GNIS feature ID2585497 [2]

De Lamere is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Sargent County, North Dakota, United States. Its population was 30 as of the 2010 census. [3]

The town received its French name after an official with the Northern Pacific Railroad. The town was established in 1885 in Hall Township. [4] It was and still is the only town in Hall Township. [5]

At one time, the town had a train depot, church, school (DeLamere Dragons), general store, post office, grain elevators, blacksmith shop, pool hall, cream station, garages, and a town hall. [4] The town also had its own newspaper (DeLamere Mistletoe. [6] ) and a bank (DeLamere State Bank [7] ).

Boarding house in DeLamere, North Dakota, 1890s Boarding house in DeLamere, N.D., 1890s.jpg
Boarding house in DeLamere, North Dakota, 1890s

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 25
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Lamere, North Dakota
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Spencer, John N. (1970). "Sargent County: Its Towns Past and Present". www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  5. "Standard Atlas of Sargent County, ND, 1909". digitalhorizonsonline.org. 1909. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  6. "DeLamere Mistletoe newspaper office, DeLamere, N.D." www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. 1905. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  7. "Check from Knut Martinson to DeLamere State Bank, 1902". www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. 1902. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.