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Menoken, North Dakota
CDP
About Menoken
Menoken, ND is a small unincorporated community located in southern North Dakota.
Menoken holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.18 square miles.
📰 Menoken News Today
- 'They all have a gift inside of them': Trauma survivor from Menoken murders now helps youth InForum · Aug 7
- Menoken Farm Field Day returns on Sept. 30 Jamestown Sun · Aug 15
- Maureen Kershaw Obituary Jan 12, 2026 eastgatefuneral.com · Jan 12
- Thomas John Smrekar Obituary Jun 20, 2026 Dougherty Funeral Home Duluth · Jun 20
- N.D. Supreme Court denies Neugebauer’s request to have life sentence reduced The Mighty 790 KFGO · Apr 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Menoken Unique
- The only place in America named Menoken — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern 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.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Bismarck (11 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Menoken
- McKenzie Slough State Game Management Area reviews ★
- McKenzie Slough Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Menoken
- MENOKEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNorth Dakota
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.18 sq mi
Coordinates46.8144, -100.5305