County · code 38095
Towner CountyNorth Dakota
Towner County is a county in North Dakota, with its seat in Cando. It was created by Dakota Territory in 1883 from parts of Cavalier and Rolette counties.
- Founded1883
- County seatCando
- Land area1,025 sq mi + 17 sq mi water
- Population2,162 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped5,315 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Towner on the map of North Dakota
North Dakota has 53 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1883 from Cavalier County and Rolette County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Towner County was created by Dakota Territory on March 8, 1883, from Cavalier and Rolette counties. It became a county in the state of North Dakota when North Dakota achieved statehood on November 2, 1889.
- 1883Towner County created Towner created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from Cavalier and Rolette. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 37/p. 54
- 1889Became part of North Dakota Towner became a county in the state of North Dakota. · U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676-684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 1548-1549; Swindler, 7:526-527; Van Zandt, 134
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Towner
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 5,315 parcels from State of North Dakota GIS Hub (NDIT; State Parcel Program, counties as custodians). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 1,795 in all from State of North Dakota — NDGISHUB / ND Department of Emergency Services (owner NDGISHDP-DES).
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Towner by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Towner County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Towner County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Towner County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Towner County
- When was Towner County founded?
- Towner County was founded in 1883, formed from Cavalier County and Rolette County.
- What is the county seat of Towner County?
- The county seat of Towner County is Cando.
- Is there an online parcel map for Towner County?
- Yes. State of North Dakota GIS Hub (NDIT; State Parcel Program, counties as custodians) publishes a parcel map of 5,315 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Towner County's boundary or name changed?
- Towner County was created in 1883 from Cavalier County and Rolette County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Towner County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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