Crosby is a city in and the county seat of Divide County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,065 at the 2020 census.
History
Crosby was founded in 1904 at the end of a Great Northern Railway branch line that began in Berthold. The name comes from S.A. Crosby, a businessman from Portal involved in establishing the city.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Government
Bert Anderson served as mayor until 2014. On December 4, 2023, Troy Vassen resigned as mayor after a city council meeting as he was planning to move out of the city. On December 20, 2023, Vassen's cousin and president of the Crosby City Council Kjell Vassen was appointed to act as mayor until June 11, 2024 when James Jacobs defeated him in the city's mayoral election.
References
External links
- City of Crosby
- The Journal newspaper website
- "Not Far From Forsaken" Article by Richard Rubin, The New York Times magazine, April 9, 2006.
- Crosby diamond jubilee, 1904–1979 :pioneers in '04 now thriving more, 75 years of progress, Crosby, North Dakota, July 17–18, 1979 from the Digital Horizons website