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Sargent County, North Dakota

Sargent County, North Dakota, has 3,711 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Forman. It uses Central Time and covers 858 sq mi (2,223 km²) of land.

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Sargent County in North Dakota
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Sargent County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
3,711
Land area
858 sq mi (2,223 km²)
County seat or government
Forman
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$77,946 ± $7,685
Median home value
$163,200 ± $19,529
Median rent, with utilities
$816 ± $45
Homes lived in by their owners
72.5% ± 2.9 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Wahpeton, ND-MN micro area and Aberdeen, SD micro area
Water area
8.38 sq mi (21.7 km²)
State
North Dakota
County code (FIPS)
38081
Coordinates (central point)
46.108204, -97.630051
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Sargent County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 584742,656 people
  2. 574301,828 people
  3. 580531,409 people
  4. 580601,149 people
  5. 580401,030 people
  6. 58081876 people
  7. 58032769 people
  8. 58017296 people
  9. 58067277 people
  10. 58043168 people
  11. 58069151 people
  12. 5801343 people

12 ZIP Code areas overlap Sargent County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Sargent County, largest first

  1. Willey Township173 people
  2. Hall Township123 people
  3. Ransom Township123 people
  4. Harlem Township119 people
  5. Vivian Township93 people
  6. Dunbar Township92 people
  7. Milnor Township79 people
  8. Kingston Township61 people
  9. Tewaukon Township53 people
  10. Bowen Township52 people
  11. Weber Township52 people
  12. Verner Township39 people
All 24
  1. Denver Township36 people
  2. Rutland Township35 people
  3. Brampton Township34 people
  4. Whitestone Hill Township33 people
  5. Shuman Township32 people
  6. Forman Township26 people
  7. Taylor Township23 people
  8. Jackson Township22 people
  9. Sargent Township18 people
  10. Southwest Township18 people
  11. Herman Township10 people
  12. Marboe Township5 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in North Dakota, by county

School districts in Sargent County, largest first

  1. Oakes Public School District 412,767 people
  2. Sargent Central Public School District 61,566 people
  3. Lidgerwood Public School District 281,286 people
  4. Wyndmere Public School District 421,244 people
  5. North Sargent Public School District 31,116 people
  6. Milnor Public School District 21,058 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Sargent County, largest first

  1. Lake Traverse Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land11,084 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Gwinner, North Dakota (city)859 people
  2. Milnor, North Dakota (city)648 people
  3. Forman, North Dakota (city)617 people
  4. Cogswell, North Dakota (city)110 people
  5. Rutland, North Dakota (city)103 people
  6. Havana, North Dakota (city)86 people
  7. Cayuga, North Dakota (city)30 people
  8. De Lamere, North Dakota (CDP)10 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Ransom County, North Dakota24 mi north
  2. Marshall County, South Dakota26 mi south
  3. Richland County, North Dakota35 mi east
  4. Dickey County, North Dakota42 mi west
  5. Roberts County, South Dakota47 mi southeast
  6. Brown County, South Dakota50 mi southwest

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.