Official Name: | Porcupine, North Dakota |
Pushpin Map: | North Dakota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Porcupine |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Dakota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sioux |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.52 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.52 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 197 |
Population Density Km2: | 376.62 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 975.25 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 549 |
Elevation Ft: | 1801 |
Coordinates: | 46.2219°N -101.1°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 58568 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 701 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2585499 |
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.[2] 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]
The only access to the town is B.I.A Road 7 from North Dakota State Highway 6.
It is in the Fort Yates School District,[4] which is integrated with Standing Rock Community School.