Summary for Porcupine

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Located in: Sioux County (see below)

Telephone Area Code: 701

Elevation: 1,810 feet [551.69 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Porcupine:

Lat: 46.219800° (or 46°13'11" N)

Lon: -101.097300° (or -101°5'50" W)

USGS Topo Map: Porcupine<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Porcupine

GNIS ID: 1030781

FIPS State / Place Code: 38 / 63700

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Porcupine)

The community of Fort Yates is the County Seat for {Sioux County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Sioux)

Population

Total Area:<5> 1,128 sq. miles [2,922.1 km²] - of which 3.03% is water (34.15 sq. miles [88.5 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 1,311

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sioux

GNIS ID: 1034208

FIPS State / County Code: 38 / 085

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Porcupine)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of North Dakota

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Dakota

GNIS ID: 1779797

FIPS State: 38

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Porcupine)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Porcupine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Porcupine, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Porcupine.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Porcupine. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).