Stanton, ND

Stanton is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 368 residents. Stanton is the county seat of Mercer County. Stanton was founded in 1883 and became the county seat when Mercer County organized in 1884. The district formed in July 2004 from the merger of the Center and Stanton school districts. A newcomer can read Stanton through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Stanton comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Stanton is home to the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, which houses a Hidatsa earth lodge and three abandoned villages. Stanton is home to Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.