Bowman County, ND neighbors Adams near Bowman metropolitan centre thus giving a 2020 estimated population standing of 3,167 making it the 16th most populous county situated hereabouts. Its county seat is Bowman with other towns include Rhame & Scranton- Bowman itself equates out to Bowman's biggestcity aside from recognized country seat. This area had been formed from Billings and Slope Counties back in 1907 when local citizens petitioned for new administrative boundaries - posthumously named after John T L Bowmann North Dakota politician first representing region prior era Theodore Roosevelt .