Anamoose, North Dakota

Anamoose, North Dakota
Business district of Anamoose
Business district of Anamoose
Location of Anamoose, North Dakota
Location of Anamoose, North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°52′58″N 100°14′31″W / 47.88278°N 100.24194°W / 47.88278; -100.24194
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyMcHenry
Founded1898
Area
 • Total0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
 • Land0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation1,624 ft (495 m)
Population
 • Total230
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
219
 • Density369.18/sq mi (142.50/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58710
Area code701
FIPS code38-02220
GNIS feature ID1035910[2]
Websiteanamoose.com

Anamoose is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 230 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Anamoose was established along the main line of the Soo Line Railroad in 1898 by Romanians who had come from Saskatchewan, Canada. The name is a corruption of the Chippewa word uhnemoosh, which means "female dog."[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anamoose, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Wick, Douglas A. "Anamoose (McHenry County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 5, 2011.