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Cavalier County.

Cavalier County has 1,489.1 square miles of land in North Dakota. 5 mapped landscape regions meet across Cavalier County: Northern Black Prairie, Pembina Escarpment, Drift Plains, among others.

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Cavalier County Courthouse in w:Langdon, North Dakota. From everydot.com
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Cavalier County Courthouse in w:Langdon, North Dakota. From everydot.com

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THE SETTINGNorthern Black Prairie
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS52 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Cavalier County on the map

THE CAVALIER COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Northern Black Prairie setting.

Cavalier County has 1,489.1 square miles of land in North Dakota. 5 mapped landscape regions meet across Cavalier County: Northern Black Prairie, Pembina Escarpment, Drift Plains, among others.

Flat to gently rolling glacial terrain supports a prairie transition between taller and shorter grasses. Many temporary and seasonal wetlands occupy depressions left in the glacial landscape.

Regional context: Northern Glaciated Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Cavalier County intersects 5 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Northern Black Prairie80.3%
  2. Pembina Escarpment12.9%
  3. Drift Plains4.3%
  4. Glacial Lake Agassiz Basin1.2%
  5. Beach Ridges and Sand Deltas1.2%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Lake Agassiz Plain in Cavalier County

The former bed of glacial Lake Agassiz forms an exceptionally flat plain in the Red River valley. Thick lake sediments overlie older glacial deposits across this historic prairie landscape.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Cavalier County

The atlas lists 52 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Cavalier County, including Fremont, Byron, Cypress. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Cavalier County

Cavalier County by land and water

The Census records 20.7 square miles of water within Cavalier County, or 1.4% of its total area. That share is close to Cavalier County’s 1.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Cavalier County has 43.4 times the land area of nearby Elgin township (34.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Pembina County, Ramsey County, Towner County, Walsh County within North Dakota. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Cavalier County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Cavalier County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Cavalier County. The county includes 52 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Northern Black Prairie setting

Northern Black Prairie belongs to Northern Glaciated Plains. What do current parcel maps show about depressions, drainage and road frontage within the glacial plain? The wider county also reaches Lake Agassiz Plain; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Elgin

Elgin is 2.2 miles southeast of the Cavalier County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Cavalier County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON CAVALIER COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 48.7684° N, 98.4638° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Cavalier County ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Cavalier County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Northern Black Prairie

Explore the agency mapping behind the Northern Glaciated Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional North Dakota landowner resources

North Dakota water MapServices

Agency guide to well, drainage, survey, and other water-resource maps.

North Dakota risk-assessment map

DWR mapping for reviewing available flood-risk information.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Cavalier County.

Elgin lies about 2.2 miles southeast of Cavalier County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Cavalier County in context

NSEWElgin · 2.2 miles1Waterloo · 3.2 miles2Langdon · 4.1 miles3North Loma · 5.4 miles4Langdon · 6.1 miles5Perry · 6.8 miles6OUTER RING: 6.8 MILES
  1. 1
    Elgin2.2 mi · legal township
  2. 2
    Waterloo3.2 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    Langdon4.1 mi · city
  4. 4
    North Loma5.4 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    Langdon6.1 mi · legal township
  6. 6
    Perry6.8 mi · legal township
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within North Dakota; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Almalegal township
Alsencity
Bannerlegal township
Billingslegal township
Brucelegal township
Byronlegal township
Caliocity
Calvincity
Cypresslegal township
Dresdenlegal township
Easbylegal township
East Almalegal township
Elginlegal township
Fremontlegal township
Glenilalegal township
Gordonlegal township
Greylegal township
Hannahcity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Cavalier County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Cavalier County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Cavalier County. Cavalier County’s 1,489.1 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Northern Black Prairie describe all of Cavalier County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 5 regional units; Northern Black Prairie is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Elgin as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.2 miles southeast of Cavalier County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Cavalier County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Cavalier County.
Your next chapter.

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