Welcome to Flaxton ...
The city of Flaxton is located in Burke County<1>.
The location of Flaxton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Flaxton was established in 1900.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Flaxton has a population of 64 people<3> (see below for details).
The community of Flaxton is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Flaxton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Flaxton and travel west, 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.
Flaxton lies within the (701) area code.
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Flaxton had an population of 64 people. This is a decrease of 3.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.33% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Flaxton had a population of 66 people. This makes Flaxton the county's 6th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 66 people, the population of Flaxton decreased 9.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 73 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Flaxton.
Communities Also Named Flaxton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Flaxton - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flaxton.
Communities near Flaxton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flaxton.
- Bowbells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Lignite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
- Lignite is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lignite <5>
- North Portal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- 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
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Rival ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Northgate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
- Niobe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
- Niobe is located in Ward County
- Kenmare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenmare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmare
- Kenmare is located in Ward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmare <5>
- Larson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Flaxton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flaxton.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flaxton. See our Newspapers Page for Flaxton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flaxton ...
Looking for more information about Flaxton? 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 Flaxton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Flaxton.
Adding Flaxton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Flaxton 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 Flaxton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Flaxton post office opened in 1901.
We also found Flaxton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Flaxton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flaxton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Flaxton. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flaxton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |