Blacktail, North Dakota

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Blacktail, North Dakota
Census-designated place
Blacktail is located in North Dakota
Blacktail
Blacktail
Coordinates: 48°25′56″N 103°44′21″W / 48.43222°N 103.73917°W / 48.43222; -103.73917Coordinates: 48°25′56″N 103°44′21″W / 48.43222°N 103.73917°W / 48.43222; -103.73917
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyWilliams
Township
Area
[1]
 • Total0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Elevation
2,087 ft (636 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
58801 (Williston)
Area code(s)701
FIPS code38-07456
GNIS feature ID2805286[2]

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]

The CDP is in northwestern Williams County, in the north-central part of . 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.

Education[]

It 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).[3] The district only served grades K-8 and high school students were sent to Williston High, then in the Williston Public School District 1.[4] District 8 also sent high school students to the Nesson School District in Ray and to the Tioga School District in Tioga.[5] In 2021 District 8 merged with District 1 into the Williston Basin School District 7.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – North Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Blacktail Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Williams County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-21. - The 2010 map shows the district's old name
  4. ^ "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 2021-08-22. - Linked from here ("Reorganization Document Final" links to https://5il.co/lvuc which links to the document site)
  5. ^ "Important facts about state's small schools". Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. 1997-10-05. p. 11A. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Home". Williams County School District 8. Retrieved 2021-08-21.


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