What is the population of Burke County?

The population of Burke County, ND is 2,118.

Where is Burke County located?

Burke County, ND is located at latitude 48.7910000 and longitude -102.5182600. It is in United States.

What is the area of Burke County?

The area of Burke County, ND is 2925 km².

What is the elevation of Burke County?

Burke County, ND has an elevation of 619 meters (2031 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Burke County in?

Burke County, ND is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Burke County changed?

The population of Burke County, ND has increased from 1,968 (2010) to 2,118 (2020), a change of 7.6%.

Burke County, North Dakota

Burke County: county in North Dakota, United States

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Burke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,968 and a population density of 1 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 2,118 inhabitants. Its county seat is Bowbells. The county was created 116 years ago in 1909.

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Burke County at a glance

Burke County currently has 8 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Lignite

Population 221

Quick Facts about Burke County

Population	2,118 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	North Dakota (United States)
Different from	Burke County, Burke County
Area	2925 km²
Water as percent of area	2.2%
Land as percent of area	97.8%
Latitude & Longitude	48.7910,-102.5183
Named for	John Burke
Capital	Bowbells
Establishment	January 01, 1910
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	05:53:51 (19th April 2026)
Density	1 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	7.08% (2010-2020)
Weather	49℉ Sunny 7-days weather

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Geography

Burke County is located at 48°47'28"N 102°31'6"W (48.7910000, -102.5182600). It has 4 neighbors: Divide County, Mountrail County, Renville County and Ward County.

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The largest city of Burke County is Lignite with a population of 221. Other cities include, Columbus population 139, Flaxton population 64, Powers Lake population 61 and Portal population 24. See all Burke County cities & populated places.

Burke County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Burke County.

City Name	Population	Title
Lignite	221	Human settlement in Burke County, North Dakota, United States of America
Columbus	139	City in Burke County, North Dakota, United States
Battleview	88	Township in Burke County, North Dakota
Flaxton	64	Human settlement in Burke County, North Dakota, United States of America
Powers Lake	61	City in North Dakota, USA
Bowbells	44	Township in Burke County, North Dakota
Portal	24	Village in North Dakota, United States
Vanville	21	Township in Burke County, North Dakota

Weather

49°F

Sunny

6 to 9 mph E Sunday

Sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

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Burke County has 4 neighbours.

Divide County county in North Dakota, United States
Mountrail County county in North Dakota, United States
Renville County county in North Dakota, United States
Ward County county in North Dakota, United States

Bowbells

Demographics

The population of Burke County increased by 7.08% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	1,968	-	census
2011	2,062	4.56%	estimation process
2012	2,182	5.5%	estimation process
2013	2,305	5.34%	estimation process
2014	2,261	-1.95%	estimation process
2015	2,344	3.54%	estimation process
2016	2,227	-5.25%	estimation process
2017	2,128	-4.65%	estimation process
2018	2,094	-1.62%	estimation process
2019	2,115	0.99%	estimation process
2020	2,118	0.14%	estimation process

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People born in Burke County (1)

US movie and television director Francis D. Lyon was born in Burke County

Other places with the same name (2)

Burke County, North Carolina county in North Carolina, United States with a population of 90,418 people.
Burke County, Georgia county in Georgia, United States with a population of 22,648 people.

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Cass County	183,904	County in Minnesota, United States
Burleigh County	96,212	County in North Dakota, United States
Bismarck	74,018	The capital of North Dakota.
Grand Forks County	69,481	County in North Dakota, United States
Ward County	68,466	County in North Dakota, United States
Minot	47,428	The most populous city in Ward County, North Dakota.
Williams County	38,700	County in North Dakota, United States
West Fargo	38,194	City in North Dakota, United States of America
Stark County	32,107	County in North Dakota, United States
Morton County	31,503	County in North Dakota, United States
Dickinson	23,527	City in North Dakota
Stutsman County	20,498	County in North Dakota, United States
Richland County	16,156	County in North Dakota, United States
McKenzie County	15,242	County in North Dakota, United States
Jamestown	14,930	City in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States
Rolette County	14,165	County in North Dakota, United States