Blacktail is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) built around Blacktail Lake in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
Blacktail, North Dakota | |
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  Blacktail  Blacktail | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′58″N 103°44′24″W / 48.43278°N 103.74000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Williams |
| Township | Blacktail |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2) |
| • Land | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.61 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,090 ft (640 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 61 |
| • Density | 183.73/sq mi (71.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 58801 (Williston) |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-07456 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805286[2] |
The CDP is in northwestern Williams County, in the north-central part of Blacktail Township. It consists of residences built on the shore of Blacktail Lake, a small reservoir built on Blacktail Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Little Muddy River, which flows south to the Missouri River at Williston, 25 miles (40 km) south of Blacktail.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 61 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
Blacktail first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[4]
Education
editIt is in the Williston Basin School District 7. Williston High School is the zoned high school.
It was formerly in the Williams County School District 8 (formerly New School District).[5] The district only served grades K-8 and high school students were sent to Williston High, then in the Williston Public School District 1.[6] District 8 also sent high school students to the Nesson School District in Ray and to the Tioga School District in Tioga.[7] In 2021 District 8 merged with District 1 into the Williston Basin School District 7.[8]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blacktail, North Dakota
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Williams County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 21, 2021. - The 2010 map shows the district's old name
- ^ "Williston Public School District #1 And Williams County School District #8 Reorganized as Williston Basin School District #007" (PDF). Williams County School District. p. 10 (PDF p. 11/72). Retrieved August 22, 2021. - Linked from here ("Reorganization Document Final" links to https://5il.co/lvuc which links to the document site)
- ^ "Important facts about state's small schools". Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. October 5, 1997. p. 11A. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Home". Williams County School District 8. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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