Loraine, North Dakota

About Loraine

Loraine is a tiny community in northwestern North Dakota counting 9 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Loraine is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.24 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 38 residents per square mile.

📰 Loraine News Today

• Loraine House Obituary Apr 20, 2026 eastgatefuneral.com · Apr 20
• Loraine ORNESS Obituary (1934 - 2026) - Spokane, WA - Spokesman-Review Legacy obituary · Aug 7
• Loraine Lillian Stindt Obituary Dec 27, 2025 - W. L. Case and Company Funeral Directors W. L. Case & Company Funeral Directors · Dec 27
• Lois Loraine Hadrava Obituary Feb 2, 2026 - Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home · Feb 2
• Gertrude Loraine Moser Eddy Funeral Home · Nov 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Loraine Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• With 9 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

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