Porcupine, North Dakota

This article is about the census-designated place in North Dakota and is not to be confused with Porcupine, South Dakota.

Porcupine, North Dakota
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community
Street in Porcupine
Street in Porcupine
Porcupine is located in North Dakota
Porcupine
Porcupine
Porcupine is located in the United States
Porcupine
Porcupine
Coordinates: 46°13′19″N 101°06′00″W / 46.22194°N 101.10000°W / 46.22194; -101.10000
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountySioux
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
 • Land0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,801 ft (549 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
197
 • Density975.25/sq mi (376.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58568
Area code701
GNIS feature ID2585499[2]

Porcupine is a census-designated place in Sioux County, North Dakota, United States. It lies only a few minutes' drive from the city of Selfridge. The community includes the headquarters of the Selfridge/Porcupine district.

An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 22, 2010.[4] It was not counted separately during the 2000 census, but was included in the 2010 census, where a population of 146 was reported. The population was 197 at the 2020 census.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010146—
202019734.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020 Census[3]

Transportation

The only access to the town is B.I.A Road 7 from North Dakota State Highway 6.

Education

It is in the Fort Yates School District,[6] which is integrated with Standing Rock Community School.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porcupine, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b c "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Porcupine Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  5. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sioux County, ND" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
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