BlacktailND
A town in North Dakota, home to 93 people.
Is Blacktail a good place to live?
Blacktail’s age of the median resident is 64.1 years, above both the North Dakota town median (33.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Blacktail. Blacktail’s concentration of trails is 2.5 miles per square mile, above both North Dakota’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Blacktail Dam Wildlife Management Area, at 40 acres. Blacktail has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
93 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blacktail: who provides what
Blacktail is unincorporated, so Williams County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blacktail.
Blacktail stands out in North Dakota and nationally, with the FEMA risk score lower than most
Of the losses FEMA expects in Blacktail, 36% come from cold waves and 34% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Blacktail has snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 1° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Blacktail is
For adults in Blacktail, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%. This North Dakota town beats the North Dakota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Just over two in five adults in the town have obesity; 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Blacktail | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 22% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 73% | 79% |
| What stands out | Blacktail | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.3% | 10.8% |
| More smokers | 17.2% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blacktail Dam Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Blacktail
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Blacktail; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Blacktail residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
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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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,090 ft
Questions about Blacktail
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blacktail, ND a good place to live?
Blacktail has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.