• Source: Cando, North Dakota

Cando ( KAN-doo) is a city in Towner County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Towner County. The population was 1,117 at the 2020 census. Cando was founded in 1884.




History


Cando was founded in 1884 as the seat of the newly formed Towner County. It was named from the pioneers' "can do" spirit. The Great Northern Railway was extended to Cando in 1888.
Just west of Cando, Dunkers Colony was founded by settlers from Indiana in 1894. The settlement later changed its name to Zion, and all that is left today is a cemetery west of Cando.




Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all land.




Demographics






Education


Its school district is North Star Schools. It was in the Cando School District until 2008, when it merged with Bisbee-Egeland School District into North Star.




Notable people


Dick Armey, U.S. Congressman; House Majority Leader
Dave Osborn, running back for the Minnesota Vikings
Fountain L. Thompson, U.S. Senator, lived in Cando




Climate


This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Cando has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.




References






External links


City of Cando official website
Cando, North Dakota: a history of its people and events (1984) from the Digital Horizons website

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• List of cities in North Dakota
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