Grafton, North Dakota

Grafton, North Dakota
Downtown Grafton
Downtown Grafton
Location of Grafton, North Dakota
Location of Grafton, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°24′51″N 97°24′20″W / 48.41417°N 97.40556°W / 48.41417; -97.40556
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyWalsh
Founded1881
Incorporated (village)1881
Incorporated (town)May 22, 1882
Incorporated (city)1903
Government
 • MayorChris West
 • City Council1st Ward: David Fellman
2nd Ward: Greg Young
3rd Ward: Philip Ray
4th Ward: Don Hutson
 • At-largeBrad Burianek
Donavon McMillian
Brian Sieben
Loree Osowski
Area
 • Total
3.566 sq mi (9.236 km2)
 • Land3.303 sq mi (8.554 km2)
 • Water0.263 sq mi (0.681 km2)
Elevation827 ft (252 m)
Population
 • Total
4,170
 • Estimate 
(2023)[4]
4,059
 • Density1,229.0/sq mi (474.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
58237
Area code701
FIPS code38-31820
GNIS feature ID1036063[2]
HighwaysUS 81, ND 17
Sales tax7.75%[5]
Websitegraftonnd.gov

Grafton is a city and the county seat of Walsh County, North Dakota, United States.[6] The population was 4,170 at the 2020 census.[3]

  1. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grafton, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Grafton (ND) sales tax rate". Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.