Drayton is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.65 square miles (1.68 km2), all land.

Because of low river levels the riverboats never materialized, with the result that the drawbridge never needed to be raised.

[7] The main employer in the area is American Crystal Sugar, which operates a sugar refinery on the outskirts of town, providing 140 year round and 75 seasonal jobs.

35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In 1958, Governor John Davis declared Drayton the baseball capital of North Dakota.

Drayton won the state High School baseball championship every year from 1958 to 1963.