| McLeod | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place & Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Dakota |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Dakota |
| Coordinates: | 46.3886°N -97.2986°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ransom |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.77 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.77 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1076 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 22 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 28.42 |
| Population Density Km2: | 10.98 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 58057 |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2584351 |
McLeod (also Sandoun) is a census designated place in eastern Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010. It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census,[3] but was included in the 2010 Census, where its population was reported to be 27.[4] [5]
The community lies along North Dakota Highway 27 east of the city of Lisbon, the county seat of Ransom County. Originally named Sandoun for the many sand dunes in the area, it was renamed McLeod for local realtor J. J. McLeod.[6]
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, McLeod has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[7]