Regent

History

Regent was founded in 1910 when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was so named with the aim of promoting its central location in order to attract the county seat. A post office has been in operation at Regent since 1910. In 1999, Consolidated Telephone Cooperative had been the sole provider of telephone service. Western Wireless began providing service by cellular connection and thus saving the costs of installing wires. Angered by the loss of its customers, Consolidated refused to connect calls to and from Western's central switch, effectively disconnecting all of Western's customers in town. Western complained to regulatory authorities, and Consolidated agreed to connect the disconnected customers.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  102
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  99
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  96
• Ring-necked Pheasant

  Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  94
• Horned Lark

  Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  74
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  72
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  63
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  62

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2026-08-13
  2 km SE of Amidon, North Dakota