Cando, North Dakota

Cando (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a city in Towner County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Towner County.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 1,117 at the 2020 census.<ref name="2020 Census (City)">Template:Cite web</ref> Cando was founded in 1884.

History

Cando was founded in 1884 as the seat of the newly formed Towner County.<ref name="Gazetteer">Template:Cite book</ref> It was named from the pioneers' "can do" spirit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Great Northern Railway was extended to Cando in 1888.<ref name="Gazetteer" />

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Its school district is North Star Schools.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was in the Cando School District until 2008, when it merged with Bisbee-Egeland School District into North Star.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

• Dick Armey, U.S. Congressman; House Majority Leader
• Dave Osborn, running back for the Minnesota Vikings<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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.<ref>Climate Summary for Cando, North Dakota</ref>

Highest Recorded Temperature Years on Record: 110   ANN JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC °F 105 48 56 87 94 103 104 105 104 100 97 83 58

Lowest Recorded Temperature Years on Record: 110   ANN JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC °F -49 -49 -47 -45 -7<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 8 21 29 24 10 -5 -27 -42

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External links

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