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Welcome to Hazelton ...

The city of Hazelton is located in Emmons County<1>.


The location of Hazelton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


Hazelton was established in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hazelton has a population of 211 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Hazelton is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hazelton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Hazelton and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Hazelton is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hazelton had an population of 211 people. This is a decrease of 10.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hazelton had a population of 235 people (or 6.62% of the total population of Emmons County). This makes Hazelton the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Hazelton represents 0.03% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 187th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 235 people, the population of Hazelton has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 237 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hazelton.

Communities Also Named Hazelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Hazelton - they are located in British Columbia, California, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hazelton.

Communities near Hazelton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hazelton.

  • Linton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
    • Linton is located in Emmons County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <5>
  • Braddock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
    • Braddock is located in Emmons County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braddock <5>
  • Livona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livona
    • Livona is located in Emmons County
  • Moffit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fort Rice
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rice
    • Fort Rice is located in Morton County
  • Cannon Ball
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Ball
    • Cannon Ball is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Ball <5>
  • Huff
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Huff is located in Morton County
  • Sterling
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • McKenzie
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Napoleon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hazelton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hazelton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hazelton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hazelton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazelton. See our Newspapers Page for Hazelton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazelton ...

Looking for more information about Hazelton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hazelton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hazelton.

Adding Hazelton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hazelton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hazelton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hazelton post office opened in 1903.

We also found Hazelton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazelton.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hazelton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Emmons, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hazelton.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hazelton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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