Rolette, North Dakota

About Rolette

Rolette, ND is a tiny community located in northern North Dakota with an estimated population of 460.

Rolette holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.01 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 455 residents per square mile.

📰 Rolette News Today

• Three killed, one injured in head-on crash Sunday morning in Rolette County - KFYR-TV KFYR-TV · Aug 9
• How many people live in Rolette County, ND? USAFacts · Apr 6
• 3 People Killed In Crash In Rolette County Dakota News Network · Aug 10
• Missing juvenile found safe after K9 search in Rolette County Valley News Live · May 20
• Wayne Hopfinger Obituary Apr 17, 2026 eastgatefuneral.com · Apr 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Rolette Unique

• The only place in America named Rolette — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northern 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 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rolette

• Little Gurr Lake National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
• Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
• Ox Creek National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
• Rice Township National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Rolette

• ROLETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• ROLETTE HIGH SCHOOL

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

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🗺️ Map of Rolette

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