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Center, ND - The Official Center of the Continent

Center, North Dakota, is exactly what it sounds like. The town claims to be located in the exact center of North America. However, amazingly enough, the name Center doesn't have anything to do with being the center of North America. The town was originally named Center because it was thought to be at the center of its local county. It was only years later that it would be discovered the town was the center of the entire continent.

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The center of the continent was originally thought to be a town called Rugby in North Dakota. However, a 2015 study found that was not the case.