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Dunn County.

Dunn County has 2,008.5 square miles of land in North Dakota. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Dunn County: Missouri Plateau, Little Missouri Badlands, River Breaks.

A local understanding of the land. A straightforward conversation about what comes next.

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Dunn County Courthouse - Manning North Dakota
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Dunn County Courthouse - Manning North Dakota

Photo & credit
Dunn County Courthouse - Manning North Dakota 10-08-2008.jpg

Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · Manning, North Dakota

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THE SETTINGMissouri Plateau
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS5 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Dunn County on the map

THE DUNN COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Missouri Plateau setting.

Dunn County has 2,008.5 square miles of land in North Dakota. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Dunn County: Missouri Plateau, Little Missouri Badlands, River Breaks.

Rolling semiarid plains are punctuated by buttes, badlands and river breaks. Much of the regional terrain developed on sandstone, siltstone and shale without the leveling influence of continental glaciers.

Regional context: Northwestern Great Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Dunn County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Missouri Plateau73.7%
  2. Little Missouri Badlands16.6%
  3. River Breaks9.7%
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.

Finding your parcel within Dunn County

The atlas lists 5 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Dunn County, including Killdeer, Manning, Dodge. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Dunn County

Dunn County by land and water

The Census records 73.6 square miles of water within Dunn County, or 3.5% of its total area. That share is close to Dunn County’s 3.5%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Dunn County has 5,136.8 times the land area of nearby Dunn Center city (0.39 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Billings County, McKenzie County, McLean County, Mercer County, Mountrail County, Stark 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
Dunn 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 Dunn County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Dunn County. The county includes 5 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Missouri Plateau setting

Missouri Plateau belongs to Northwestern Great Plains. Is the tract open rolling ground or broken badland terrain, and which access and stock-water records are available?

03

Check the route, beyond Dunn Center

Dunn Center is 0.5 miles west of the Dunn 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.

Dunn 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 DUNN COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 47.3546° N, 102.6123° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Dunn County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Dunn

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Dunn ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Dunn 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

Missouri Plateau

Explore the agency mapping behind the Northwestern Great 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 Dunn County.

Dunn Center lies about 0.5 miles west of Dunn County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Dunn County in context

NSEWDunn Center · 0.5 miles1Killdeer · 6.3 miles2Manning · 11.3 miles3Halliday · 12.8 miles4Dodge · 19.5 miles5OUTER RING: 19.5 MILES
  1. 1
    Dunn Center0.5 mi · city
  2. 2
    Killdeer6.3 mi · city
  3. 3
    Manning11.3 mi · census-designated place
  4. 4
    Halliday12.8 mi · city
  5. 5
    Dodge19.5 mi · city
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.
Dodgecity
Dunn Centercity
Hallidaycity
Killdeercity
Manningcensus-designated place
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Dunn 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 Dunn County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Dunn County. Dunn County’s 2,008.5 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Missouri Plateau describe all of Dunn County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; Missouri Plateau is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Dunn Center as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 0.5 miles west of Dunn 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 Dunn 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 Dunn County.
Your next chapter.

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