Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Dakota
- County
- Billings
- Named after
- Medora de Morès
- Mayor
- Todd Corneil
- Total
- 0.414 sq mi (1.072 km )
- Land
- 0.393 sq mi (1.018 km )
- Water
- 0.021 sq mi (0.054 km ) 5.07%
- Elevation
- 2,270 ft (692 m)
- Density
- 407.2/sq mi (157.21/km )
- Time zone
- UTC–7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC–6 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 38-51900
- Website
- medorand.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Medora
- Population
- 121
- Area
- 0.961116
- Elevation
- 691
- Official website
- www.medorand.com
- Image
- Medora, North Dakota 5-20-2008.jpg
- Households
- 66
- Dialing code
- 701
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- Commons category
- Medora, North Dakota
- postal code
- 58645
- inception
- 1883-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 2.8098
- per capita income
- 26568
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Medora (/mɪˈdɔːrə/, mih-DOR-ə) is a city in Billings County, North Dakota, United States. The only incorporated place in Billings County, it is also the county seat. Much of the surrounding area is part of either Little Missouri National Grassland or Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The population was 121 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 160 in 2024. It is part of the Dickinson Micropolitan Statistical Area. Medora is home to the South unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Bully Pulpit Golf Course, Chateau de Mores, and home to Rough Rider State Park (formally Sully Creek State Park), and to the seasonal Medora Musical at the Burning Hills Amphitheater. It is a popular tourist destination during summer.
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