Amidon, North Dakota | |
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 Business in Amidon | |
 Location of Amidon, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′56″N 103°19′11″W / 46.48222°N 103.31972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Slope |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
| • Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,904 ft (885 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 24 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 24 |
| • Density | 38.28/sq mi (14.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 58620 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-02060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1035909[2] |
Amidon (/ˈæmɪdɒn/ AM-i-don) is a city in and the county seat of Slope County, North Dakota, United States.[5]
Amidon was the smallest incorporated county seat at the 2000 census. When the 2020 census reported its population as 24,[3] it became the second-smallest incorporated county seat after Brewster, Nebraska, with a population of 17. In 2000, Amidon had 26 people to Brewster's 29. Two other unincorporated county seats are smaller: Mentone, Texas (population 19), the county seat of Loving County, and Gann Valley, South Dakota (population 14), the county seat of Buffalo County, South Dakota.
It is located on U.S. 85 approximately 31 miles (50 km) north of Bowman, and is the closest city to White Butte.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amidon, North Dakota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
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