Williston, North Dakota | |
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Business district of Williston, 2008 | |
![]() Location of Williston, North Dakota | |
Coordinates: 48°10′53″N 103°37′41″W / 48.18139°N 103.62806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Williams |
Founded | 1887 |
Incorporated (village) | 1894 |
Incorporated (city) | 1904 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Howard Klug |
Area | |
• City | 23.33 sq mi (60.44 km2) |
• Land | 23.19 sq mi (60.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
Elevation | 1,916 ft (584 m) |
Population | |
• City | 29,160 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 27,029 |
• Density | 1,257.22/sq mi (485.41/km2) |
• Urban | 29,510 |
• Metro | 38,109 (US: 335th) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 58801–58802 |
Area code | 701 |
FIPS code | 38-86220 |
GNIS feature ID | 1036335[2] |
Highways | US 85, US 85B, US 2, US 2 Bus., ND 1804 |
Website | cityofwilliston.com |
Williston is a city in and the county seat of Williams County, North Dakota, United States.[5] The 2020 census[3] gave its population as 29,160, making Williston the sixth-most populous city in North Dakota. The city's population nearly doubled between 2010 and 2020, due largely to the North Dakota oil boom.
Williston's newspaper is the daily Williston Herald. Williston is the home of Williston State College and the Miss North Dakota Scholarship Pageant.
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