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Crosby
North Dakotacity
Crosby
Total population
1,065
Founded
1904
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Wind Advisory · ModerateWind Advisory issued October 15 at 2:04PM CDT until October 16 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
- Freeze Warning · SevereFreeze Warning issued October 15 at 2:04PM CDT until October 16 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Crosby is a city in and the county seat of Divide County, North Dakota, United States. It is the largest city in the county, and its population was 1,065 at the 2020 census.
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History
Crosby was founded in 1904 at the end of a Great Northern Railway branch line that began in Berthold. At the time, it was a town. Crosby became a village in 1907, three years before the creation of Divide County and its acceptance as county seat. It became a statutory city in 1967. A post office was created on June 24, 1904.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The city is around 35 miles east of the Montana border. It is 6 miles south of the Canadian border with the province of Saskatchewan.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Crosby, ND from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves137
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves96
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves70
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves70
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves68
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves61
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves58
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves56
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.3 — 2012-09-2822 km ESE of Williston, North Dakota
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in North Dakota
- Ambrose8.8 mi away
- Noonan13.1 mi away · pop. 163
- Larson19.8 mi away · pop. 10
- Wildrose20.4 mi away
- Fortuna21.9 mi away · pop. 41
- Columbus23.4 mi away · pop. 67
- Alamo24.4 mi away · pop. 47
- McGregor27.8 mi away · pop. 108
- Lignite33.4 mi away
- Portal34.4 mi away · pop. 129
- Grenora35.6 mi away · pop. 408
- Powers Lake38.4 mi away · pop. 301
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Crosby
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Ayers Pond, Prairie, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-03 · 172 mi
- Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 178 mi
- Wildfire Snow, Custer, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-02 · 189 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-15 15:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET