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A town of 93.

Population
93
residents
Median age
64.1
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

93 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 3% of U.S. communities.

3risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
3Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Blacktail has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–24°
Spring28–54°
Summer52–80°
Fall30–55°
Sep 21
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Blacktail is

Blacktail beats the North Dakota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
1 better29 too close to call2 worse
What stands outBlacktailND
Fewer adults who have had cancer7.1%8.2%
More smokers15.6%13.1%
Chi St. Alexius Health Williston
18.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.1% of Blacktail is conserved land

39 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.1%conserved
1.1%
conserved · 243 of 22,912 acres
39 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Blacktail Dam Wildlife Management Area0.1 mi46
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing

Homes in Blacktail sell for about $565K

The median sale price was $565,000 in April 2026.

$565Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

About Blacktail

Census-designated place in North Dakota, United States

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. As of the 2020 census, Blacktail had a population of 61. 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.

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Population
61
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
2,090 ft

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