Huff, North Dakota

Huff is an

unincorporated town 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 ...

in Morton County,

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

, United States. Huff is located about 20 miles south of

Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo. The city's population was 73,622 in the 2020 census, while its metropolitan popula ...

on the Missouri River at the top of

Lake Oahe Lake Oahe () is a large reservoir behind Oahe Dam on the Missouri River; it begins in central South Dakota and continues north into North Dakota in the United States. The lake has an area of and a maximum depth of . By volume, it is the List of l ...

, a reservoir created by a dam. It is located on

North Dakota Highway 1806 North Dakota Highway 1806 (ND 1806) is a state highway in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ND 1806 and ND 1804 were named to reflect the years of Lewis and Clark's travels through the area, and run along the southwest and northeast sides of the ...

. The

Huff Archeological Site The Huff Archeological Site is a prehistoric Mandan village in North Dakota dated around 1450 AD.State Historical Society of North Dakota It was discovered in the early 1900s.National Park Services The site has been designated a National Historic ...

, a U.S.

National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...

, is nearby to the southeast. As of 2018, the population is estimated to be less than 15, no businesses are currently in operation. Present at the townsite are the remains of a one-room school, an abandoned repair shop/gas station, a few occupied homes, and a restored stone church. Unincorporated communities in Morton County, North Dakota Unincorporated communities in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-geo-stub