De Lamere, North Dakota Explained

Official Name:De Lamere, North Dakota
Pushpin Map:North Dakota
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sargent
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.68
Area Land Km2:0.68
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.26
Area Land Sq Mi:0.26
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:25
Population Density Km2:36.65
Population Density Sq Mi:95.06
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1066
Coordinates:46.2669°N -97.3333°W
Area Code:701
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2585497

De Lamere is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Sargent County, North Dakota, United States. Its population was 30 as of the 2010 census.[2]

The town received its French name after an official with the Northern Pacific Railroad. The town was established in 1885 in Hall Township.[3] It was and still is the only town in Hall Township.[4]

At one time, the town had a train depot, church, school (DeLamere Dragons), general store, post office, grain elevators, blacksmith shop, pool hall, cream station, garages, and a town hall. The town also had its own newspaper (DeLamere Mistletoe.[5]) and a bank (DeLamere State Bank[6]).

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  3. Web site: Spencer. John N.. 1970. Sargent County: Its Towns Past and Present. live. 2021-04-14. www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815170531/https://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/ndsl-books/id/57888/ . 2020-08-15 .
  4. Web site: 1909. Standard Atlas of Sargent County, ND, 1909. live. 2021-04-14. digitalhorizonsonline.org. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414192519/https://digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/p16921coll2/id/2742/ . 2021-04-14 .
  5. Web site: 1905. DeLamere Mistletoe newspaper office, DeLamere, N.D.. live. 2021-04-14. www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027144056/http://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/uw-ndshs/id/2100/ . 2020-10-27 .
  6. Web site: 1902. Check from Knut Martinson to DeLamere State Bank, 1902. live. 2021-04-14. www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414192519/https://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/p16921coll1/id/5275 . 2021-04-14 .