Hankinson, North Dakota

About Hankinson

Hankinson is a tiny community in southeastern North Dakota with an estimated population of 924.

Hankinson holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.86 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 497 residents per square mile.

📰 Hankinson News Today

• Ramah Wieser Obituary Jun 17, 2026 Frank Family Funeral Home · Jun 17
• Driver airlifted after crash near Hankinson, arrested for DUI valleynewslive.com · Jun 6
• New emergency services facility opening this spring in Hankinson, N.D. Grand Forks Herald · Feb 12
• 12 people displaced after house fire in Hankinson The Mighty 790 KFGO · Mar 6
• Joan Buske of Oakes, North Dakota | 1960 - 2026 | Obituary dahlstrom funeral home · Mar 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Hankinson Unique

• The only place in America named Hankinson — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Dakota — one of 406 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hankinson

• Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
• Mud Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Hankinson

• HANKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• HANKINSON HIGH SCHOOL

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

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🗺️ Map of Hankinson

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