Rugby, North Dakota

Rugby, North Dakota
Rugby, North Dakota
City
	Downtown Rugby
	Location of Rugby, North Dakota
	Coordinates: 48°21′55″N 99°59′25″W / 48.36528°N 99.99028°W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Pierce
Founded	1886
Government
• Mayor	Susan Steinke
Area
• Total	2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2)
• Land	2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	1,542 ft (470 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,509
• Estimate (2022)	2,481
• Density	1,098.03/sq mi (423.93/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58368
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-68860
GNIS feature ID	1036246
Highways	US 2, ND 3
Website	cityofrugbynd.com

Rugby is a city in, and the county seat of, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,509 at the 2020 census,^[3] making it the 19th largest city in North Dakota. Rugby was founded in 1886.

Rugby is often billed as the geographic center of North America.^[5]^[6]

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rugby, North Dakota
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "North Dakota Geologic Survey". www.dmr.nd.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
^ "Community fact survey : Rugby, N. Dak., geographical center of North America". www.digitalhorizonsonline.org. Retrieved January 16, 2019.