Wildrose, North Dakota

About Wildrose

Set in the northwestern part of North Dakota, Wildrose is a tiny community, home to 113 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Wildrose holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.29 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 390 residents per square mile.

📰 Wildrose News Today

• Mae Poteet Obituary - April 28, 2008 - Wildrose, North Dakota OregonLive.com · Jul 31
• Dash Comford Obituary May 30, 2026 - Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services eastgatefuneral.com · May 30
• Tornado-Warned Supercell moves through Williams, Divide Counties valleynewslive.com · Jun 9
• WILDROSE Williston Herald · Apr 3
• Wildrose, ND Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 13

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What Makes Wildrose Unique

• The only place in America named Wildrose — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
• 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.

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