Ludden North Dakota Map
Ludden, North Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Ludden, Dickey County.
Interactive Map of Ludden, North Dakota
| City | Ludden |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Dickey |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 46.008582 |
| Longitude | -98.12538 |
| Population | 22 |
| Density | 9.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Ludden, North Dakota
Ludden is a locality in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 9.2 people per km². Ludden is located at 46.0086°N, 98.1254°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58474.
Ludden rests in the broad embrace of the North Dakota prairie, a place where the horizon feels less like a boundary and more like an invitation. It lies 41.4 miles north-north-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 25°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south of Oakes. The land here is a study in gentle swells and subtle depressions, a vast, unbroken canvas painted in shades of ochre and emerald during the warmer months, transitioning to a muted palette of straw and snow under winter’s dominion. The air, when it’s not carrying the crisp bite of an approaching storm, often holds the faint, sweet scent of drying grasses and distant fields. Here, the sky is a constant companion, a boundless expanse that shifts from the pale, luminous blue of midday to the fiery, bruised purples and oranges of twilight, a spectacle that washes over the quiet landscape with a profound, unspoken beauty. The history of Ludden is intimately tied to the agricultural heart of Dickey County, a story etched into the very grain of the land. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established homesteads that gradually coalesced into the community we see today. The local economy, historically rooted in the cultivation of wheat and other grains, still relies on the bounty of the surrounding farms, where tractors trace slow, deliberate paths across the vast fields, a modern echo of the plows that first broke the prairie sod. While the pace of life in Ludden reflects the unhurried rhythm of the seasons, the community’s resilience and enduring spirit are as deeply ingrained as the roots of the prairie grasses themselves.
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About This Ludden Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Ludden, North Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ludden and Dickey County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Ludden is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Ludden is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
