North Dakota consists mostly of small towns of less than 1000 residents, and if you’ve grown up in one, you know it is quite a unique experience. Many things that small town residents grow up with and learnt from while living in small town, ND, helped create valuable lessons in life that made them the people they are today, and here are 10 out of many reasons why that’s the best kind to be:

1. They're hard workers with no complaints about it
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2. They don't need fancy restaurants to have an amazing meal
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3. They can make their own entertainment
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4. They'll always be there to help each other out
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5. They appreciate where they live and what they have
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6. They always have their wits about them, and can probably fix just about anything
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7. They're always willing to come together as a community
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8. They keep close friends for life, and they're always loyal to them
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9. They know the local history (and just about every last name in the area)
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10. They know they'll always have a home in their home town
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I love living in North Dakota and feel very lucky that I was able to experience growing up in a small town. If you did or currently live in one, too, what other characteristics do you think that way of life helped you gain?

There is definitely a unique beauty to small town North Dakota! You can explore some of these charming and delightful towns found all around the state by following this link to a list of some of the prettiest small towns in the entire state, and – quite frankly – some of the prettiest in the whole country.

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