Map of Buxton city, North Dakota

Buxton is a city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 348 at the 2020 census. Buxton was founded in 1880. Today, it has become a bedroom community for the nearby Greater Grand Forks metropolitan area.

Buxton city overview:
Name:	Buxton city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	North Dakota
County:	Traill County
Founded:	1880
Incorporated:	1922
Elevation:	932 ft (284 m)
Total Area:	0.33 sq mi (0.86 km²)
Land Area:	0.33 sq mi (0.86 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	348
Population Density:	1,041.92/sq mi (402.47/km²)
ZIP code:	58218
Area code:	701
FIPS code:	3811340
GNISfeature ID:	1028221
Website:	buxtonnd.com

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History

Buxton was founded in 1880 in Buxton Township as a townsite along the Great Northern Railroad in 1880. The post office began operating in November of that year. It was incorporated as a village in 1922. It became a city in 1967, after the North Dakota Legislature enacted legislation that eliminated all existing incorporation titles for towns and villages in the state.

The town was named after Thomas J. Buxton, who at the time was the city treasurer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Buxton was a close friend and business associated of the town’s founder, Budd Reeve.