Bowman

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Bowman

Total population

1,499

Median home value

$174,800

29.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$62,786

Bowman$63k

National$74k

Founded

1907

Elevation903 m

Land area3.96 km²

Weather77°F · Sunny

Coordinates46.18°, -103.40°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bowman is a city located in southwestern North Dakota and is the county seat of Bowman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,470 at the 2020 census. Bowman is approximately 16 ½ miles north of the South Dakota border and roughly 32 miles east of the Montana border.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Bowman, ND from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

G

Gene Strandness

American medical doctor, physiologist, cardio vascular surgeon, university professor, medical researcher, pioneer of Vascular Ultrasound (1928-2002)

K

Keith Kempenich

American politician

Shaun Sipma

mayor of Minot, North Dakota

H

Haskell Paul Rosenthal

American lecturer in mathematics

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Dakota

• Rhame
  12.5 mi away
• Scranton
  12.7 mi away · pop. 387
• Gascoyne
  16.2 mi away
• Amidon
  21 mi away
• Reeder
  22.7 mi away · pop. 125
• Marmarth
  26.7 mi away · pop. 100
• Bucyrus
  30.6 mi away · pop. 22
• New England
  35.5 mi away · pop. 564
• Hettinger
  38.9 mi away
• Regent
  43.5 mi away · pop. 181
• Haynes
  47 mi away · pop. 23
• Golva
  47 mi away · pop. 97

Browse all places in North Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bowman

Transmittal of presentations at the Western States Sage Grouse Workshop

Western States Sage Grouse Committee · 1981

Soil survey of Bowman County, North Dakota

United States. Soil Conservation Service. · 1975

Flood insurance study

1987

Geology of Adams and Bowman Counties, North Dakota

C. G. Carlson · 1979

World War II and the people of Bowman County, North Dakota

Aileen A. Doyle · 1993

The Sioux

Donna Janell Bowman · 2015

Strippable lignite deposits, Slope and Bowman Counties, North Dakota

Roy Clark Kepferle · 1955

Ground-water resources of Adams and Bowman Counties, North Dakota

M. G. Croft · 1978

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Ayers Pond, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-03 · 75 mi
• Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Snow, Custer, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 88 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 170 mi
• Wildfire Montgomery Draw, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 173 mi
• Wildfire Lumin, Sheridan, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 173 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 183 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 192 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Bullsnake

Pituophis catenifer sayi

Seen 2026-05-22

field penny-cress

Thlaspi arvense

Seen 2026-05-20

flixweed

Descurainia sophia

Seen 2026-05-08

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Seen 2026-04-30

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus townsendii

Seen 2026-04-20

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Seen 2025-08-19

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2025-08-16

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Seen 2025-08-04

Russian knapweed

Rhaponticum repens

Seen 2025-08-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).