Map of Lisbon city, North Dakota

Lisbon is a city in and the county seat of Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,204 at the 2020 census.

Lisbon city overview:
Name:	Lisbon city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	North Dakota
County:	Ransom County
Elevation:	1,083 ft (330 m)
Total Area:	2.29 sq mi (5.94 km²)
Land Area:	2.29 sq mi (5.94 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	2,204
Population Density:	961.19/sq mi (371.08/km²)
ZIP code:	58054
Area code:	701
FIPS code:	3847100
GNISfeature ID:	1029920
Website:	cityoflisbon.net

Online Interactive Map

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Lisbon online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Lisbon was founded in 1880 by Joseph L. Colton, who named the new city after Lisbon, New York, his wife’s hometown, not after Portugal’s capital. Within four years, the town had a newspaper, the Star.

Picnickers in Sandager Park can often watch canoeists paddle by on the Sheyenne. Camping is available in Sandager Park and five miles south of the city in Dead Colt Creek Recreation Area. Pioneer Lisbon newspaper publisher W.D. Boyce is credited with importing the concept for the Boy Scouts from England to the United States. The verdant campus of the North Dakota Veterans Home, established in 1891, provides retirement living for military veterans. Construction is underway for a large new facility adjacent to the current one.

Downtown Lisbon is home to the Scenic movie theater, which was established in 1911. The Scenic is the oldest, continuously running theater in the United States. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the theater remained open by providing outdoor showings.