Manning is a small town in, and the

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of, Dunn County,

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, United States. Manning was founded in 1908 to serve as the seat of Dunn County, itself organized that year. Its population was not reported in the 2000 census, but was included in the 2020 census, where a population of 47 was given. Its ZIP Code is 58642. An

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, Manning, along with the surrounding inhabited vicinity, was designated part of the

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's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010, with the name of the Manning

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Name

Manning was named after the pioneer rancher Dan Manning (1845–1914), who promoted the area. It was originally suggested that the community be named Owensville after William P. Owens (1870–1913) because administrative work was carried out at his home, but Owens declined to have the community named after him.

Climate

This

climatic Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorological ...

region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

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system, Manning has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Notable People

Mel Ruder Melvin H. Ruder (January 19, 1915 – November 19, 2000) was an American journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner, publisher-emeritus of The Hungry Horse News in Columbia Falls, Montana. Early life Mel Ruder was born January 19, 1915, in Manning, Nort ...

, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist was born in Manning.

Education

It is zoned to the

Killdeer School District Killdeer Public School District #16, also known as Killdeer Public Schools, is a school district headquartered in Killdeer, North Dakota. Located in Dunn County, the district serves, in addition to Killdeer: Dunn Center and Manning. History At o ...

References

Census-designated places in Dunn County, North Dakota Census-designated places in North Dakota County seats in North Dakota Unincorporated communities in North Dakota Unincorporated communities in Dunn County, North Dakota {{NorthDakota-geo-stub