Melville is an

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Foster County Foster County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,397.{{{cite web , title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Foster County, North Dakota , url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/foste ...

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, United States. Melville is located along U.S. routes 52 and 281 and the

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, south-southeast of Carrington. Melville was originally named Newport after

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treasurer R. M. Newport; its name was changed to Melville for landowner Melville D. Carrington.

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Unincorporated communities in Foster County, North Dakota Unincorporated communities in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-geo-stub