Porcupine, North Dakota

Census-designated place & Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

46°13′19″N 101°06′00″W / 46.22194°N 101.10000°W / 46.22194; -101.10000CountryUnited StatesStateNorth DakotaCounty SiouxArea

^[1]

• Total0.20 sq mi (0.52 km²) • Land0.20 sq mi (0.52 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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1,801 ft (549 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total197 • Density975.25/sq mi (376.62/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

58568

Area code701GNIS 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
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	146	—
2020	197	34.9%
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.^{[citation needed]}

Education

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

References

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