Burke County

Also known as Burke County, North Dakota, Burke County, ND

county in North Dakota, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Dakota
Founded: July 12, 1910 (created), July 15, 1910 (organized)
Named after: John Burke
Seat: Bowbells
Largest city: Powers Lake
Total: 1,128.999 sq mi (2,924.09 km )
Land: 1,103.619 sq mi (2,858.36 km )
Water: 25.380 sq mi (65.73 km ) 2.25%
Estimate 2025: 2,132
Density: 1.952/sq mi (0.754/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst

Article

Burke County is a county on the north edge of the U.S. state of North Dakota, adjacent to the south line of Canada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,201, and was estimated to be 2,132 in 2025. The county seat is Bowbells and the largest city is Powers Lake. The county is named after John Burke, the tenth Governor of North Dakota.

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