Foxholm, North Dakota

Foxholm, North Dakota
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community
Abandoned Gas Station in Foxholm
Foxholm, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°21′55″N101°34′20″W / 48.36528°N 101.57222°W / 48.36528; -101.57222
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Ward
Area [1]
• Total	0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2)
• Land	0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,677 ft (511 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	56
• Density	58.39/sq mi (22.54/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	701
GNIS feature ID	2584343 [2]

Foxholm is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. Its population was 75 as of the 2010 census. ^[3]

Foxholm is located along U.S. Route 52, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Minot and 76 miles (122 km) southeast of the Saskatchewan and North Dakota border at Portal, ND/North Portal, SK. Foxholm is in the Des Lacs River Valley.

History

A post office called Foxholm was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1967. ^[4] The community supposedly was named after a place in England. ^[5] The population was 250 in 1940. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	56		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foxholm, North Dakota
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. "Ward County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
5. Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 275. ISBN   978-1-62376-033-5.
6. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 718.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.