In Ellendale, 21.1% of residents age 3 and over are college or graduate students, and 20.3% of the population is between 20 and 34. Web design in Ellendale has to keep up with the academic calendar. If you run a business in Ellendale, Aria can put a professional website online for $89 a month, with domain, email and hosting included and no setup fee; the first payment comes only after you approve it.
No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.
Website design for an Ellendale business: what the place tells you
Ellendale is the seat of Dickey County, so the county courthouse and county offices are here. People who drive in from smaller towns plan the trip in advance, often the night before. If you handle court, property or other county matters, list those services one by one, without jargon.
Seasons in Ellendale, and what they do to your website
By the 1991-2020 normals of the Fullerton weather station (12 miles from Ellendale), July highs average 82°F and January lows average 2°F. Rain adds up to about 24 inches a year, falling on about 51 days with a tenth of an inch or more. Freezing nights (32°F or below) come about 178 times a year. Cold winters bring furnace repair, snow removal, roofing and auto service, all searched in a hurry when the first cold snap arrives. If you offer emergency or same-week service in bad weather, state it clearly and make the contact form fast to fill in.
Mapping the area around Ellendale
Distances from Ellendale: Fullerton (12 miles), Frederick, SD (12 miles) and Monango (12 miles). There are 8 incorporated cities and towns within 25 miles of Ellendale. The nearest large city is Fargo, 100 miles to the northeast. Ellendale covers 1.4 square miles of land, about 797 residents per square mile. A service area page that lists the towns you cover, from Ellendale to Monango and Fullerton, answers the first question many customers have: do you come to me?
The county around Ellendale, Dickey County, counts 4,895 residents and 6 cities and towns.
The customers behind the numbers in Ellendale
Ellendale’s housing is older, with a median construction year of 1958. That means steady demand for repairs and renovations.
12.6% of workers are employed by private nonprofits. Nonprofits buy services too: printing, catering, cleaning, IT and event space.
What kind of businesses Ellendale has
The Census counted 65 establishments with employees in 2023 in ZIP code 58436, which includes Ellendale and its surroundings. Some of the businesses behind that number:
- Child care centers (3): ages served, hours, tuition or fees and how to schedule a tour.
Across Dickey County, County Business Patterns counted 191 employer establishments in 2023, and the Nonemployer Statistics add 439 businesses with no payroll, most of them self-employed owners. One sector stands out in Dickey County: religious, civic and membership organizations, with 20 establishments and 2.8 times the national share. What works for them online: meeting times, programs, location and how to get involved. Ellendale’s working residents are concentrated in agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining (8.8%) and professional, management and administrative services (6.7%). Most of these businesses are small, and the website does the job a front desk would do in a bigger company.
Ellendale at a glance
Ellendale’s population, year by year
Since 2020 the count has slipped: 1,156 then, 1,129 in 2025. Statewide, the change was +2.6%. When the population is steady, businesses grow by taking customers from competitors, and the website is often where that choice happens.
How Aria builds an Ellendale website
Aria is a web design company from Curitiba, Brazil, working since 2008. Everything is done online, so businesses in Ellendale get exactly the same plan as anyone else.
- Sign up online in about 5 minutes; the logo, photos and texts you already have go by email.
- We build it with your brand on a proven professional template and send a temporary link within 5 business days.
- Ask for adjustments by email, approve, and after the first monthly fee the site goes live on your domain.
After launch, changes to text, photos and prices are requested by email and are part of the monthly fee; quick questions go by email too.
- Business website or online store, same price
- Your domain, registered and renewed by us (or the one you already have)
- Business email on your domain: 5 GB, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, SSL certificate and daily backups
- Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
- Ready within 5 business days on a temporary link
The legal basics for Ellendale businesses online
Before your website goes live, it helps to have the basics of the business in order.
- North Dakota’s state sales tax rate is 5% for most retail sales, and cities and counties may levy their own sales and use taxes on top of it. North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner
- Newsletters and promotions sent from your business email must include a working way to unsubscribe (16 CFR Part 316). 16 CFR Part 316
Rules change and details vary by business; this is general information, not legal advice.
Small business website questions from Ellendale
Will people in Ludden and Forbes see that I work there too?
Yes. Send the list of towns you serve by email (Ludden, Forbes, Fullerton or any others) and the website gets a service area page with all of them.
Can my hours and prices change with the season?
Yes. A short email with the new text is enough, and the change is included in the plan.
With 1,129 people in Ellendale, is a website worth the money?
Your customers come from all of Dickey County, not only Ellendale: the county has 191 businesses with employees and 439 without (2023). The website is what they find when they search.
Is there a setup fee?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. There is no lock-in contract either: you can end the service whenever you need.
Your Ellendale website, domain and email in one plan
About 5 minutes to sign up, a temporary link within 5 business days, and no payment until you approve.
- Numbers for Ellendale come from the U.S. Census Bureau: 2025 population estimates (Vintage 2025), the 2020-2024 American Community Survey (5-year), County and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023, Nonemployer Statistics 2023 and the 2025 Gazetteer for straight-line distances.
- Climate: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (station USC00323287).
- County seats: USGS National Atlas. State rules: the official North Dakota sources linked above, checked on October 30, 2026.
