Columbus, North Dakota

About Columbus

Set in the northwestern part of North Dakota, Columbus is a tiny community counting 132 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Columbus is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.27 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 489 residents per square mile.

📰 Columbus News Today

• Vernon Leroy Youngs Boulger Funeral Home · Mar 1
• Mavis Gullickson Obituary Jun 12, 2026 eastgatefuneral.com · Jun 16
• Kathleen Faye Hertz Obituary Apr 10, 2026 Stevenson Funeral Homes · Apr 10
• North Dakota’s Oldest Veteran, 109, Shares Story of Resilience Military.com · Feb 25
• DeVern Orlin Nygaard Obituary August 27, 2025 Ascend Funeral Home & Cremation Care · Aug 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Columbus Unique

• One of 16 places in the US named Columbus — but the North Dakota one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northwestern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Columbus

• Leaf Mountain Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Short Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Columbus

🏘️ Nearby Communities