Antler

History

Antler was established as a rural post office base in 1898. The developed town moved to its present location in 1902 to be closer to the Great Northern Railway to the south. The town was formally platted and founded in 1905, and reached a population of 342 by the 1910 census. In 1911 Antler was the site of a system of tornadoes that killed ten people, making it the third deadliest tornado in North Dakota's recorded history. Antler's population declined to 101 by the 1980 Census, and just 47 as of the 2000 census. Antler High School closed in 1976. The Antler Grade School was set to close in 1981. Fearing the end of their town, Rick Jorgensen and Harley "Bud" Kissner thought of ways to bring in newcomers with school-age children to the town with the intent of keeping the school open.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Antler is located in Antler Township along the 49th parallel, the international border with Canada. Both Antler and the surrounding township are named for nearby Antler Creek, whose branches resemble deer antlers when viewed on a map. Nearby to the northwest is the tripoint of North Dakota with the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  737
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  619
• Eastern Kingbird

  Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  564
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  561
• Clay-colored Sparrow

  Spizella pallida (Swainson, 1832) · Aves
  541
• Brown-headed Cowbird

  Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  532
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  501
• Yellow Warbler

  Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  467