The short version
- County Dunn County, North Dakota
- Established 1914 (as carved on the city monument at City Hall)
- Population 89 (2020 U.S. Census)
- Elevation About 1,998 feet
- Land area About 0.47 square miles
- ZIP code 58625
- Area code 701
- Time zone Mountain Time (MT)
- County seat Manning, North Dakota
The city takes its name from G. W. Dodge, a banker from Anoka, Minnesota, who owned the land the town was built on. Dodge's population peaked around 1950 at roughly 250 residents.
A city that rebuilt itself
Between 2022 and 2023 Dodge carried out a full water, sewer and paving project — new underground lines and newly paved streets through town. The first equipment arrived in August 2022; the finished project was celebrated in September 2023 with a Pig in the Park supper for the community and the project's supporters.
For a city of under a hundred people, it was a large undertaking, and it is the reason the streets you drive today are what they are.