Map of Langdon city, North Dakota

Langdon is a city in Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Cavalier County. The population was 1,909 at the 2020 census. Langdon was designated as the county seat in 1884 and was incorporated in 1885.

Langdon city overview:
Name:	Langdon city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	North Dakota
County:	Cavalier County
Elevation:	1,611 ft (491 m)
Total Area:	1.58 sq mi (4.09 km²)
Land Area:	1.55 sq mi (4.01 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)
Total Population:	1,909
Population Density:	1,234.00/sq mi (476.45/km²)
ZIP code:	58249
Area code:	701
FIPS code:	3844780
GNISfeature ID:	1029827
Website:	cityoflangdon.com

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History

A post office has been in operation in Langdon since 1886. The city was named for Robert Bruce Langdon, a politician and railroad official.

On Memorial Day (then called Decoration Day) 1909, a tornado struck on the prairie a mile to a mile and a half southeast of Langdon, then moved seven miles in a northwest direction. The tornado, locally dubbed The Vulcan, killed five people and injured 29. Notably, Mrs. M.L. Sullivan ran for safety but the tornado hit as she arrived at her cellar door. When the winds subsided, she was standing in the cellar with its broken doorknob in her hand. Katie Diamond was lifted above treetops and telephone poles, and then dropped in a yard, virtually unscathed. The tornado destroyed many barns, two elevators, the Great Northern water tank and several feet of railroad track.

In the winter of 1935–36 Langdon recorded 75 consecutive days with a high temperature below 32 °F or 0 °C, and 32 consecutive days with a high temperature colder than −20 °F or −28.9 °C.

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Geography

Langdon is located at 48°45′42″N 98°22′18″W / 48.76167°N 98.37167°W / 48.76167; -98.37167 (48.761696, −98.371780).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.68 square miles (4.35 km), of which 1.65 square miles (4.27 km) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) is water.