The population grew rapidly due to railroad construction and availability of unclaimed land. Minot and its surrounding area were wide open from 1905 to 1920. The tornado picked up Andy Botz's home and hurled it to the ground, killing his wife, breaking Botz's shoulder, and slightly injuring the two Botz children who were in the house.
On July 22, 1920, a tornado passed over Minot and bore down in a coulee three miles southeast of town. While initially their plan was to cross the Mouse River at Burlington, local interests and arguments convinced them otherwise landholders along the new route donated the right-of-way. Marie Railroad (Soo Line) later built a line from Valley City to Canada. The city was incorporated on July 16, 1887. Its Arikara name is niwaharít sahaáhkat its Hidatsa name is dibiarugareesh ("Plum Coulee"). Minot, a railroad investor, ornithologist and friend of Hill. Ramstad was convinced to relinquish his claim and became one of the city leaders. : 39 : 129 The town site was chosen by the railroad to be placed on the land of then-homesteader Erik Ramstad. A tent town sprang up overnight, as if by "magic", making the city known as the Magic City, and in the next five months, the population increased to over 5,000, further bolstering the nickname. Minot came into existence in 1886, after the railroad laid track through the area. ĭakota Territory circa 1886, showing Burlington, at the time the county seat, and Minot, which was a smaller, unincorporated village. In 2020, it was estimated that the population of the Minot Micropolitan Area was 76,444. Minot is the principal city of the Minot micropolitan area, a micropolitan area that covers McHenry, Renville, and Ward counties and had a combined population of 69,540 at the 2010 census. Hill's Great Northern Railway, Minot is also known as "Magic City", commemorating its remarkable growth in size over a short time. Founded in 1886 during the construction of James J. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the state's fourth-largest city and a trading center for a large part of northern North Dakota, southwestern Manitoba, and southeastern Saskatchewan. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the city. Minot ( / ˈ m aɪ n ɒ t/ ( listen) MY-not) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region.
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