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I-94 at the I-29 corridor · James River Valley
Jamestown
North Dakota · 15,688 people
Frontier Village, Fort Seward and a 60-tonne buffalo on the bluff: Jamestown never lost the habit of being worth stopping for.
Photo: Discover Jamestown ND
- Population
- 15,688 (2025 est.)
- Hospital
- Jamestown Regional Medical Center
- University
- University of Jamestown
- Airport
- Jamestown Regional (JMS), in city
The place
Jamestown pairs an unusually broad industrial base for its size — Collins Aerospace, Cavendish Farms, Agri-Cover — with a full-service hospital, a private university and an easy, walkable scale. Fifteen thousand people, and a job list that reads like a city three times larger.
- Dakota Thunder, the World's Largest Buffalo, and the National Buffalo Museum.
- Frontier Village and Fort Seward historic sites.
- Louis L'Amour heritage — the writer's hometown and the country that shaped his books.
- Trails, swimming, boating and river recreation right in town.
- A hospital with maternity care, so families don't drive to Fargo to give birth.
Getting around
- Fargo, ND
- ~1h15
- Bismarck, ND
- ~1h30
- Grand Forks, ND
- ~2h
- Winnipeg, MB
- ~4h
Housing
A 15,000-person city on the James River: older character housing near downtown, mid-century neighbourhoods on the hills, and a cost of living that is one of the reasons plant workers here own rather than rent.
The community, as it photographs itself
Main streets, festivals, working days.
Who hires here
The employer base, sector by sector.
Collins Aerospace
Aerospace manufacturing
One of the city's largest industrial employers.
Cavendish Farms
Food processing
Potato processing plant.
Agri-Cover (ACI)
Manufacturing
Agricultural and truck-accessory manufacturing.
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Healthcare
Full-service hospital with a Family Birthplace.
Anne Carlsen Center
Health & education
Pediatric disability services and education.
Ave Maria Village
Senior care
Senior living and long-term care.
Healthcare
- Jamestown Regional Medical Center — full-service hospital with a Family Birthplace maternity unit and specialty clinics.
- Anne Carlsen Center — nationally known pediatric and disability services provider.
- Ave Maria Village — senior living and long-term care.
Schools and training
- University of Jamestown — private university in the city.
- Jamestown Public Schools serve the K-12 population.
- Two hours or less to the state's larger technical and university campuses.
Arriving here
You will not be the first.
- Employers in aerospace and food processing recruit widely, including internationally.
- Statewide new-American and refugee services operate from Fargo and Bismarck, both within 90 minutes.
- A small-city scale where a new family is recognised at the grocery store inside a month.
A year in Jamestown
- Apple-ooza · July
- Annual community celebration hosted by JRMC.
- Golf FORE Good · July
- JRMC Foundation's long-running community golf scramble.
- Frontier Village season · Summer
- Living-history programming through the warm months.
In the database near Jamestown
Verified members, ready to talk.
- Aerospace assembler3 yrs precision assembly · Within 30 days
- Food-plant electricianLicensed · Open to relocation
- Registered NurseOB / labour & delivery · Within 90 days
Illustrative of the roster mix in this area. Live counts appear once you sign in.
Openings nearby
What this town is hiring for.
Quality inspector
Aerospace manufacturer · Full-time
Line operator
Potato processing · Full-time, rotating
Direct support professional
Disability services · Full & part-time
Representative roles for this community's sector mix, not live postings.
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