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Country around Fort Yates is a rural area of about 2,171 people in Sioux County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Bismarck, ND and 366 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $452 a month.
2,171people
$89kTypical home
$452/moRent
86° / 24°Summer / winter
39"Snow
244Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,171 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 366 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 51 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$558/mo)
- Median rent $452/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 22.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 24
- 44% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BIS airport
- 370 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 235 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,624 ft
- 819 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sioux County: D+39 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk