Williston, North Dakota
Williston, North Dakota | |
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Business district of Williston, 2008 | |
Location of Williston, North Dakota | |
Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′53″N 103°37′41″W / 48.18139°N 103.62806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Williams |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Incorporated (village) | 1894 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Howard Klug |
| Area | |
| 25.875 sq mi (67.016 km2) | |
| • Land | 25.734 sq mi (66.652 km2) |
| • Water | 0.141 sq mi (0.365 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,916 ft (584 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 29,160 | |
• Estimate (2023) | 27,706 |
| • Density | 1,076.66/sq mi (415.69/km2) |
| • Urban | 29,510 |
| • Metro | 39,113 (US: 324th) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 58801, 58802 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-86220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036335 |
| Highways | US 85, US 85 Bus., US 2, US 2 Bus., ND 1804 |
| Sales tax | 8.0% |
| Website | cityofwilliston.com |
Williston is a city in and the county seat of Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The 2020 census gave its population as 29,160, making Williston the sixth-most populous city in North Dakota. The city's population nearly doubled between 2010 and 2020, due largely to the North Dakota oil boom.
Williston's newspaper is the weekly Williston Herald. Williston is the home of Williston State College and the Miss North Dakota Scholarship Pageant.