Sharon

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Sharon

Total population

101

Median home value

$0

9.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Founded

1896

Elevation461 m

Land area4.03 km²

Weather52°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates47.60°, -97.90°

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

Sharon is a city in Steele County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 86 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 89 in 2025.

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 Sharon, ND from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Schools

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

Notable people from here

Hjalmar Carl Nygaard

American politician (1906-1963)

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

Nearby places in North Dakota

• Finley
  6.5 mi away · pop. 329
• Aneta
  7.1 mi away
• Cooperstown
  14.9 mi away · pop. 918
• Jessie
  15.9 mi away
• McVille
  17.3 mi away · pop. 365
• Northwood
  18.1 mi away · pop. 1,046
• Hope
  20.6 mi away · pop. 339
• Hatton
  20.7 mi away · pop. 608
• Binford
  21 mi away · pop. 168
• Hannaford
  23.8 mi away · pop. 77
• Luverne
  23.9 mi away · pop. 52
• Pekin
  24.1 mi away

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 Sharon

Walsh

Sharon Pollock · 1973

Ground water in the Sharon area, Steele County, North Dakota

P. E. Dennis · 1947

Reorganization of county government in North Dakota

Sharon Wilson Martens · 1970

Hanson Consolidated School history, 1915-1960

Sharon Busche · 2002

ENTRY INTO NURSING PRACTICE IN NORTH DAKOTA: A CASE-STUDY ANALYSIS USING POLITICAL AGENDA-SETTING MODELS (NURSING EDUCATION)

Sharon Joan Oldham Lambeth · 1993

Beautiful women of North Dakota

Billy Black · 2009

Dear Judge Smith

Ben Muraskin · 2013

North Dakota employment projections, 2012

2005

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 236 mi

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

Recently spotted species

purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Seen 2026-08-28

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-08-28

Aunt Lucy

Ellisia nyctelea

Seen 2026-05-24

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-05-16

Plains Garter Snake

Thamnophis radix

Seen 2025-09-29

Western Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma mavortium

Seen 2025-08-22

Spring Fishfly

Chauliodes rastricornis

Seen 2025-06-28

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2025-06-27

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Seen 2025-05-15

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