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About Blacktail
Census-designated place in North Dakota, United StatesBlacktail 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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Housing in Blacktail
The median sale price was $565,000 in April 2026.
Health in Blacktail
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 29 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Blacktail
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 3% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Blacktail
Full climate →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.
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