Nekoma, North Dakota

About Nekoma

Nekoma is a tiny community in northeastern North Dakota with an estimated population of 30.

Nekoma holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.37 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 81 residents per square mile.

📰 Nekoma News Today

• Whistleblower Hotline: Highway 1 reconstruction leaves Cavalier County road ‘totally bad,’ prompts calls for disaster declaration valleynewslive.com · Jun 10
• Northern Plains Railroad recognizes North Prairie Ag in Nekoma for Outstanding Safety Performance Grand Forks Herald · May 28
• Debra Geisen Obituary Jul 5, 2026 eastgatefuneral.com · Jul 5
• John Verwey boulgerfuneralhome.com · Dec 24
• Burgum: Bitzero signs agreement to acquire Nekoma pyramid, develop it into highly secure data center North Dakota Office of the Governor (.gov) · Jul 25

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What Makes Nekoma Unique

• With 30 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 northeastern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 12 miles.

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