Golva, North Dakota

About Golva

Set in the southwestern part of North Dakota, Golva is a tiny community counting 89 people who proudly call it home.

Golva holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.32 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 278 residents per square mile.

📰 Golva News Today

• Darrell Ralph Finneman Obituary Jul 5, 2026 horancares.com · Jul 13
• Golva, ND Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 20
• Elaine Kremers Obituary Aug 13, 2022 eastgatefuneral.com · Oct 21
• Joan Pavlish Obituary Mar 1, 2020 Stevenson Funeral Homes · Mar 1
• Jack Lavin boulgerfuneralhome.com · May 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Golva Unique

• The only place in America named Golva — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 89 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southwestern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Golva

• Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Golva

• GOLVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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