Foxholm, North Dakota

Foxholm, North Dakota
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community
Abandoned Gas Station in Foxholm
Abandoned Gas Station in Foxholm
Foxholm, North Dakota is located in North Dakota
Foxholm, North Dakota
Foxholm, North Dakota
Location within North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°21′55″N 101°34′20″W / 48.36528°N 101.57222°W / 48.36528; -101.57222
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyWard
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2)
 • Land0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,677 ft (511 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
56
 • Density58.4/sq mi (22.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code701
GNIS feature ID2584343[2]

Foxholm is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Foxholm had a population of 56.[3]

Foxholm is located along U.S. Route 52, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Minot and 76 miles (122 km) southeast of the Saskatchewan and North Dakota border at Portal, ND/North Portal, SK. Foxholm is in the Des Lacs River Valley.

History

A post office called Foxholm was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1967.[4] The community supposedly was named after a place in England.[5] The population was 250 in 1940.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202056—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foxholm, North Dakota
  3. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ward County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  6. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 718.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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