Spiritwood, ND

Spiritwood is a census-designated place in eastern Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 29 residents. Spiritwood was not counted separately during the 2000 census, but was included in the 2010 census. Spiritwood lies east of Jamestown, the county seat of Stutsman County. In 2007, ground was broken on a coal-fired cogeneration power plant, built by Great River Energy in Spiritwood Industrial Park. The industrial park, planned and funded the year before, was built coincidental to expansion of the nearby Cargill Malt plant and construction of the power/steam plant was predicated on a co-located ethanol plant. Spiritwood makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Spiritwood is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place.