Stirum, North Dakota
Encyclopedia
Stirum is an unincorporated community
in northwestern Sargent County
, North Dakota
, United States
. It lies a short distance to the south of North Dakota Highway 13
, northwest of the city of Forman
, the county seat
of Sargent County. Its elevation is 1,355 feet (413 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 58069.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in northwestern Sargent County
Sargent County, North Dakota
-National protected areas:*Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge*Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge*Wild Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...
, North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
, United States
United States
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. It lies a short distance to the south of North Dakota Highway 13
North Dakota Highway 13
North Dakota Highway 13 is an long highway that serves southeast North Dakota. For the most part, the highway is a rural 2-lane road, but the final east of I-29 is a four-lane divided road. Its eastern terminus is located at its junction with ND 210...
, northwest of the city of Forman
Forman, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 506 people, 221 households, and 129 families residing in the city. The population density was 719.2 people per square mile . There were 256 housing units at an average density of 363.8 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 97.63% White, 0.20%...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Sargent County. Its elevation is 1,355 feet (413 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 58069.