Devils Lake, North Dakota
Devils Lake, North Dakota | |
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Downtown Devils Lake | |
Location of Devils Lake, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′45″N 98°52′29″W / 48.112578°N 98.874762°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Ramsey |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Incorporated (village) | 1884 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Moe |
| • Vice President | Rob Hach |
| • Commissioner | Joe Knowski Jason Pierce Lisa Uhlenkamp |
| Area | |
| 6.965 sq mi (18.039 km2) | |
| • Land | 6.959 sq mi (18.023 km2) |
| • Water | 0.006 sq mi (0.015 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 1,437 ft (438 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 7,192 | |
• Estimate (2024) | 7,314 |
| • Density | 1,051.01/sq mi (405.79/km2) |
| • Urban | 7,493 |
| • Metro | 11,510 |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 58301 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-19420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1035989 |
| Highways | US 2, ND 19, ND 20 |
| Sales tax | 7.5% |
| Website | devilslakend.com |
Devils Lake is a city in and the county seat of Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 7,192 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 7,314 in 2024. It is named after the nearby lake 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.
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.