Official Name: | Wild Rice, North Dakota |
Pushpin Map: | North Dakota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wild Rice |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Dakota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cass |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 909 |
Coordinates: | 46.7464°N -96.8094°W |
Area Code: | 701 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1032805 |
Wild Rice is an unincorporated community in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. Wild Rice is located near the Wild Rice River, 9miles south of downtown Fargo and 5.4 miles east of Horace.[1]
Wild Rice was platted in 1884 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Wild Rice was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1970.[3] The community was originally built up chiefly by French Canadians.[4]
The present St. Benedict's Church was constructed in 1913. St. Benedict’s Cemetery has been the final resting place for Catholics since the 1880s with over 600 people interred.[5]