Devils Lake, North Dakota

This article is about the city. For the lake, see Devils Lake (North Dakota).

Devils Lake, North Dakota
City
Downtown Devils Lake
Downtown Devils Lake
Official logo of Devils Lake, North Dakota
Location of Devils Lake, North Dakota
Location of Devils Lake, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°07′47″N 98°52′01″W / 48.12972°N 98.86694°W / 48.12972; -98.86694
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyRamsey
Founded1882
Incorporated (village)1884
Incorporated (city)1887
Government
[1]
 • MayorRichard Johnson
Area
[2]
 • City6.965 sq mi (18.039 km2)
 • Land6.959 sq mi (18.023 km2)
 • Water0.006 sq mi (0.015 km2)
Elevation
[3]
1,437 ft (438 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • City7,192
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5]
7,135
 • Density1,033.48/sq mi (399.04/km2)
 • Urban
7,493
 • Metro
11,463
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
58301
Area code701
FIPS code38-19420
GNIS feature ID1035989[3]
HighwaysUS 2, ND 19, ND 20
Sales tax7.5%[6]
Websitedevilslakend.com

Devils Lake is a city in and the county seat of Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States.[7] The population was 7,192 at the 2020 census.[4] It is named after the nearby body of water called Devils Lake. The first house built by a Euro-American settler was in 1882. It was surveyed in 1883 and named Creelsburg and later Creel City, after the surveyor, Heber M. Creel. In 1884 it was renamed Devils Lake.[8]

The local paper is the Devils Lake Journal. Devils Lake Municipal Airport serves the city. Devils Lake is home to Lake Region State College and the North Dakota School for the Deaf.

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  2. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Devils Lake, North Dakota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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  6. ^ "Devils Lake (ND) sales tax rate". Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ Ramsey County History Archived October 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine