Sarles–Crystal City Border Crossing

Sarles–Crystal City Border Crossing
Location
Country	United States; Canada
Location	US Port: 10949 North Dakota Highway 20, Sarles, North Dakota 58372 Canadian Port: Manitoba Highway 34, Crystal City, Manitoba R0K 0N0
Coordinates	49°00′00″N 98°56′16″W / 49°N 98.937756°W
Details
Opened	1889
US Phone	[phone]
Canadian Phone	[phone]
Hours	Open 9:00 AM-10:00 PM
Website http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/sarles

The Sarles–Crystal City Border Crossing connects the towns of Sarles, North Dakota and Crystal City, Manitoba. Like many North Dakota prairie towns, Sarles has seen a steady decline in population over the past century, due primarily to the increasing obsolescence of the family farm. In 1920, Sarles had a population of 348, but by 2010, only 28 residents remained.^[1]

The Canadian border station at Crystal City was built in 1955.^[2] In 1961, the US built the Sarles border station in the median of the roadway. In 2012, this facility was replaced with a large modern border station. In 2014, the Sarles Port of Entry processed an average of 10 passenger cars and 3 trucks per day.

See also

• List of Canada–United States border crossings

References

1. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved August 30, 2013.
2. "Crystal City Border Crossing". Directory of Federal Real Property. Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Retrieved 3 February 2016.