Welcome to Lignite ...

The city of Lignite is located in Burke County<1>.

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

Lignite was established in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lignite has a population of 223 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Lignite is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lignite, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Lignite is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lignite had an population of 223 people. This is an increase of 43.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lignite had a population of 155 people (which is 7.88% of the total population of Burke County). This makes Lignite the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Lignite represents 0.02% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 232nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 155 people, the population of Lignite decreased 10.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 174 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lignite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lignite - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lignite ...

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

• Bowbells
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowbells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowbells
  • Bowbells is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowbells <5>
• Roche Percee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche Percee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche Percee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roche Percee <5>
• North Portal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Portal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Portal
• Portal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
  • Portal is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <5>
• Columbus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
• Flaxton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxton
  • Flaxton is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flaxton <5>
• Larson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
  • Larson is located in Burke County
• Northgate
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
• Niobe
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
  • Niobe is located in Ward County
• Noonan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonan
  • Noonan is located in Divide County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noonan <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 Lignite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lignite.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lignite. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lignite.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lignite ...

Looking for more information about Lignite? 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 Lignite, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lignite.

Adding Lignite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lignite 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 Lignite was on a map titled Road Map for North Dakota (from Shell Oil, 1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lignite.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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