Hazelton, North Dakota
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Hazelton City. It lies in ZIP code area 58544. The Survey maps it on the Hazelton quadrangle. 223 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,991 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHazelton fell from 235 to 223 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 235 | |
| 2020 | 223 | -12 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Bismarck quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bismarck quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hazelton quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Linton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Hazelton between 2002 and 2006, burning about 606 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2002 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge | KURTZ WPA |
| 21 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 600 acres | North Dakota Dispatch Center | EMMONS |
Storms near this place
57 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hazelton in 57 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 28 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Hazelton | 1 hurt | Drivers along Highway 83 witness a vehicle drive into the path of the tornado. The vehicle was thrown into the ditch injuring the driver. Other damage by the tornado includes four power lines down along highway 83. Tops of evergreen tree's snapped off. The damage was also verified by a storm chase team. |
| March 2009 | Flood | Hazelton | $748,000 | Beaver creek at Linton flooded due to snow melt from heavy rain, and ice jams just west of Linton. Overland flooding damaged state, county and township roads. Seventy three homes were flooded. Flooding continued into April. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Hazelton | $300,000 | A second round of overland flooding and flooding along Beaver Creek resulted in additional damages to several county and local roads, and to numerous homes in and around Linton. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | $200,000 | Extensive wind damage occurred from Badger Bay to just north of the Hazelton Recreational Area. At Badger Bay, a 5th wheel camper was tipped over. About five miles north of Badger Bay an unoccupied mobile home was tipped over, rolled, and destroyed. To the north of Hazelton Recreation Area, a pole barn and several smaller sheds were destroyed. Debris was blown 1/4 mile to the northeast. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | $150,000 | Winds were measured with a home anemometer near Hazelton. Extensive tree damage occurred in Hazelton, with three to six inch in diameter branches blown off of trees. A gas station on the west side of Hazelton sustained damage to the canopy over the gas pumps. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | $50,000 | Several branches and a few trees down. Power also was lost. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | $45,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds damaged a roof and deck, and destroyed a shed. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | $20,000 | The intense thunderstorm winds resulted in damage to tree branches in Hazelton, along with minor damage to one home. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Hazelton | $20,000 | Broken windows resulted from the large hail. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Hazelton | $12,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | $5,000 | Some large branches broke down in Hazelton. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | $5,000 | Lawn furniture was damaged. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Hazelton | $1,000 | Golfball size hail broke windows out in a farmhouse. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Hazelton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Hazelton | - | The tornado touched down in an open area along the Missouri River northwest of Hazelton and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown). |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | The thunderstorm wind gusts combined with small hail to cause crop damage. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph were estimated by a trained spotter. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | A severe thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 miles per hour was reported. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Hazelton | - | A report of 1.83 inches of rain in 20 minutes was received. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | No damage was reported with the strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Hazelton | - | The public reported this brief funnel cloud. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Hazelton | - | The storm wiped out 1,175 acres of crop from various sizes of hail ranging from pea to golfball. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | Major damage to homes and businesses in the Hazelton area due to high winds and fallen tree's. One 25,000-bushel grain bin, five 5,000-bushel grain bins, four stor-all-bins and a fertilizer storage bin were destroyed. The wind and hail destroyed or damaged numerous barns, pole buildings, farm homes, crops and hay land in rural areas. High winds downed power lines and overturned one car. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | Several tree's uprooted. Pea to marble size hail accompanied the storm. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | Major damage to a barn. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | Cooperative observer reported numerous branches down. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Hazelton | - | no damage reported. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | Numerous trees down. Power out. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Hazelton | - | Sixty percent of 24,000 acres of crops were damaged by hail and 55 mph wind as reported by the Farm Service agency. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Hazelton | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hazelton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2398937 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1029360. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



