Abercrombie, ND

Abercrombie is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 244 residents. Abercrombie was founded in 1884. Abercrombie was named after Fort Abercrombie, a local military installation adjacent to the city. Many of the settlers who came from Norway, Sweden and Denmark in the late 1860s and early 1870s came first to Wisconsin and southern Minnesota to work in the Lumber mills. While there, they heard much about the Red River Valley and its fertility and great possibility. The economy of Abercrombie is surrounded by agriculture. While agriculture does play the dominant role in the southern Red River Valley, Abercrombie provides employment in sectors such as education, telecommunication, and manufacturing. That mix gives Abercrombie a clear local shape within North Dakota, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.