Blacktail is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) built around Blacktail Lake in Williams County,

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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in northwestern Williams County, in the north-central part of Blacktail Township. It consists of residences built on the shore of Blacktail Lake, a small reservoir built on Blacktail Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Little Muddy River, which flows south to the Missouri River at Williston, south of Blacktail.

Demographics

Education

It is in the

Williston Basin School District 7 Williston Basin School District 7 (WBSD7) is a school district headquartered in Williston, North Dakota. History In 2020 a vote was held on whether it was to merge the Williston School District 1 with the Williams County Public School District ...

. Williston High School is the zoned high school. It was formerly in the

Williams County School District 8 Williams County School District #8, previously New Public School District #8 or New Public Schools, was a school district headquartered in Williston, North Dakota. The district mainly served unincorporated areas that were rural territories near Wil ...

(formerly New School District). The district only served grades K-8 and high school students were sent to Williston High, then in the

Williston Public School District 1 The Williston Public School District #1 was a school district serving Williston, North Dakota. While most of the district was in Williams County, where it served almost all of Williston, a section was in McKenzie County. History In 2020 a vote ...

. District 8 also sent high school students to the

Nesson School District Nesson Public School District 2 is a school district headquartered in Ray, North Dakota, consisting of Ray Public School. Within Williams County it serves Ray, Epping, Springbrook, and Wildrose. A small section is in Divide County. Prior to th ...

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and to the

Tioga School District Tioga Public School District 15 is a school district headquartered in Tioga, North Dakota. The district headquarters and Tioga High School are co-located while Central Elementary School is in a separate facility. Within Williams County it inclu ...

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.
Clipping
at Newspapers.com. In 2021 District 8 merged with District 1 into the Williston Basin School District 7.

References

Census-designated places in Williams County, North Dakota Census-designated places in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-geo-stub