Welcome to Hazen ...
The city of Hazen is located in Mercer County<1>.
Hazen was established in 1913.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hazen has a population of 2,348 people<2> (see below for details).
The community of Hazen is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hazen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Hazen (for example, toward Dodge), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Code for Hazen: 701
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hazen had an population of 2,348 people. This is a decrease of 2.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.44% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hazen had a population of 2,411 people (or 28.64% of the total population of Mercer County). This makes Hazen the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Hazen represents 0.36% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 22nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,411 people, the population of Hazen decreased 1.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,457 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hazen.
Communities Also Named Hazen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hazen - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hazen.
Communities near Hazen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hazen.
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <5>
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Oliver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Center
- From Hazen to Center
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Stanton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stanton
- From Hazen to Stanton
- Riverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Riverdale is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riverdale
- From Hazen to Riverdale
- Zap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap
- Zap is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zap <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zap
- From Hazen to Zap
- Pick City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
- Pick City is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pick City
- From Hazen to Pick City
- Krem ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
- Krem is located in Mercer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Krem
- From Hazen to Krem
- Knife River Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
- Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
- Hannover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover
- Hannover is located in Oliver County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hannover
- From Hazen to Hannover
- Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beaver Creek
- From Hazen to Beaver Creek
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 Hazen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hazen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hazen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hazen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazen. See our Newspapers Page for Hazen.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hazen ...
Looking for more information about Hazen? 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 Hazen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hazen.
Adding Hazen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hazen 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 Hazen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hazen post office opened in 1885.
We also found Hazen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hazen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hazen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hazen. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hazen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |