Dahlen () is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
and an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Nelson County,
North Dakota
North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...
, United States. It was not counted separately during the
2000 census,
but was included in the
2010 census,
where a population of 18 was reported. The population was 17 at the
2020 census.
Dahlen is also the home to North Dakota's third tallest tower, the
WDAZ TV Tower, which is tall. The tower is used by television station
WDAZ
WDAZ-TV (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States, serving the Grand Forks area as an affiliate of ABC. It is owned by the Forum Communications Company, which also owns the '' Grand Forks Heral ...
of
Grand Forks. The tower was also used by
KGFE of
Grand Forks until an ice storm damaged equipment in 2004.
Demographics
References
Census-designated places in North Dakota
Census-designated places in Nelson County, North Dakota
Unincorporated communities in North Dakota
Unincorporated communities in Nelson County, North Dakota
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