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Strasburg, ND

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Population
357
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,811 ft
Median Home Value
$95,300
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$560/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$53,125
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
Overall rating out of 100

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Strasburg is a quiet, tight-knit community in south-central North Dakota with around 500 residents. Founded along the railroad in the early 1900s, the town was settled by German-Russian immigrants who named it after their ancestral home near the Black Sea. Today, that deep heritage remains woven into everyday life, visible in long-standing family roots, local traditions, and the friendly, unhurried rhythm of a rural agricultural town.

Post office in Strasburg, North Dakota 6 12 2009

The area is best known as the birthplace of bandleader Lawrence Welk, and his family's restored 1899 homestead just outside of town is a cherished historic landmark. Daily life centers around the local K-12 school, community gatherings, and the surrounding prairie. For anyone looking for a peaceful, affordable rural setting where neighbors genuinely know and help one another, Strasburg offers classic small-town North Dakota living.

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