Mayville, North Dakota

Mayville, North Dakota
Downtown Mayville
Downtown Mayville
Location of Mayville, North Dakota
Location of Mayville, North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°29′54″N 97°19′35″W / 47.49833°N 97.32639°W / 47.49833; -97.32639
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyTraill
Founded1881
Government
 • MayorKarl Jorgenson
Area
 • Total
1.88 sq mi (4.88 km2)
 • Land1.88 sq mi (4.88 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation951 ft (290 m)
Population
 • Total
1,854
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
1,820
 • Density984.08/sq mi (380.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58257
Area code701
FIPS code38-51500
GNIS feature ID1036155[2]
HighwaysND 18, ND 200
Websitemayvilleportland.com

Mayville is a city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,854 at the 2020 census.[3] which makes Mayville the largest community in Traill County. Mayville was founded in 1881. The city's name remembers May Arnold, the first white child born in the immediate area.[5]

Mayville is often grouped with the neighboring city of Portland.[6] The two towns are sometimes given the name May-Port. Mayville State University is located in Mayville.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayville, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.
  6. ^ "Welcome to Mayville-Portland, North Dakota!". Mayville-Portland. Retrieved June 13, 2014.