De Lamere, North Dakota

De Lamere is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Sargent County, North Dakota, United States. Its population was 30 as of the 2010 census.[2]

De Lamere, North Dakota
Census-designated place & unincorporated community
Street in De Lamere
De Lamere, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°16′02″N 97°20′06″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountySargent
Area
[1]
 • Total0.263 sq mi (0.68 km2)
 • Land0.263 sq mi (0.68 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total30
 • Density110/sq mi (44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)701
GNIS feature ID1034818[3]

The town received its French name after an official with the Northern Pacific Railroad. The town was established in 1885 in Hall Township.[4] It was and still is the only town in Hall Township.[5]

At one time, the town had a train depot, church, school (DeLamere Dragons), general store, post office, grain elevators, blacksmith shop, pool hall, cream station, garages, and a town hall.[4] The town also had its own newspaper (DeLamere Mistletoe.[6]) and a bank (DeLamere State Bank[7]).

Boarding house in DeLamere, North Dakota, 1890s

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "De Lamere". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. Spencer, John N. (1970). "Sargent County: Its Towns Past and Present". www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. "Standard Atlas of Sargent County, ND, 1909". digitalhorizonsonline.org. 1909. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  6. "DeLamere Mistletoe newspaper office, DeLamere, N.D." www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. 1905. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  7. "Check from Knut Martinson to DeLamere State Bank, 1902". www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. 1902. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.



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