Washburn, North Dakota
Washburn, North Dakota | |
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2007 Tractor Trek traveling down Main Ave. in Washburn | |
| Motto(s): "The Grandest Little City on the Missouri-Washburn, North Dakota" | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′31″N 101°01′40″W / 47.29194°N 101.02778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | McLean |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Commission President | Larry Thomas |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.79 sq mi (4.63 km2) |
| • Land | 1.69 sq mi (4.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,831 ft (558 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,300 |
• Estimate (2022) | 1,289 |
| • Density | 771.51/sq mi (297.96/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 58577 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-83700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036316 |
| Highways | US 83, US 83 Bus., ND 200 Alt. |
| Website | washburnnd.com |
Washburn is a city in southern McLean County, North Dakota, United States. Located along the upper Missouri River, it is the county seat of McLean County. The population was 1,300 at the 2020 census.
Washburn was founded in 1882 near the former site of Fort Mandan, winter quarters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804–1805, near a Mandan village. The town was designated as the county seat in 1883. The city's name honors General Cadwallader C. Washburn.
Washburn is home to the North Dakota Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, which focuses on the Expedition's winter near the Mandan village. It houses a full-scale replica of Fort Mandan, which workers of the expedition built as their base, and one of the expedition's canoes.