Bowdon, North Dakota

Bowdon, North Dakota
Business district of Bowdon
Motto: 
"Come Experience Our Good Nature"
Location of Bowdon, North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°28′07″N 99°42′32″W / 47.46861°N 99.70889°W / 47.46861; -99.70889
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyWells
Founded1899
Government
  MayorHans Widicker
Area
  Total
0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
  Land0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,811 ft (552 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
137
  Estimate 
(2022)
137
  Density545.82/sq mi (210.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58418
Area code701
FIPS code38-08580
GNIS feature ID1035938

Bowdon is a city in Wells County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 137 at the 2020 census.

Bowdon was founded in 1899 by Richard Sykes, a landowner from England who named it after Bowdon, near Manchester where he lived.