Grandin is a city in Cass and Traill counties in the State of North Dakota, founded in 1881.

The farm that belonged to the city namesake brothers was one of the earliest adopters of the telephone in the state.

Grandin, a native of Tidioute, Pennsylvania, along with his brother William James, purchased 99 sections of land in the Red River Valley, dividing them in 1,500 acre farms.

Prior to the arrival of the railroad the brothers shipped wheat from their farm by barge on the Red River to Fargo, 90 miles downstream.

The Grandin brothers' bonanza farm was one of the earliest adopters of the telephone in the state.

[5][6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.181 square miles (0.47 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.90% White, 0.55% Native American, and 0.55% from two or more races.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop.