Sawyer

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Sawyer

Total population

353

Median home value

$210,700

16.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$76,250

Sawyer$76k

National$74k

Founded

1898

Elevation468 m

Land area1.24 km²

Weather63°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Coordinates48.09°, -101.05°

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

Sawyer is a city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 319 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sawyer was founded in 1898.

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.

Current forecast

Forecast for Sawyer, 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

Eric Sevareid

American journalist (1912–1992)

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

Nearby places in North Dakota

• Velva
  6 mi away · pop. 1,083
• Logan
  7.4 mi away · pop. 70
• Voltaire
  10.8 mi away
• Surrey
  11.2 mi away
• Minot
  14.5 mi away · pop. 47,791
• Granville
  15.6 mi away · pop. 278
• Bergen
  16.5 mi away
• Benedict
  18 mi away
• Ruso
  18.3 mi away · pop. 4
• Karlsruhe
  20.2 mi away
• Burlington
  20.3 mi away · pop. 1,067
• Deering
  21.2 mi away · pop. 68

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 Sawyer

50th anniversary, Mennonite Brethren Church, Sawyer, North Dakota

N.D.) Mennonite Brethren Church (Sawyer · 1959

A study of crocodilian coprolites from Wannagan Creek Quarry (Paleocene-North Dakota)

Glen T. Sawyer · 1981

Folk Songs Out of Wisconsin

H. Peters · 1977

Gambling in America

William Thompson · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Ayers Pond, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-03 · 203 mi
• Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 209 mi
• Wildfire Snow, Custer, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 223 mi

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