Summary for Shell Creek

So far, we found very little information about Shell Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shell Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shell Creek, please Contact Us.

About Shell Creek (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Shell Creek is historic. The information below applies to the area where Shell Creek would have been located.

Typical Abbreviation: Shell Crk.

Time Zone: The area where Shell Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<2>

Telephone Area Code for surrounding area: (701)

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

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

Lat: 47.820100° (or 47°49'12" N)

Lon: -102.343900° (or -102°20'38" W)

About McLean County

The community of Washburn is the County Seat for McLean County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<4>	9,440 (5.33% increase since 2010)
2010	8,962 (3.75% decrease since 2000)
2000:	9,311

Total Area:<5> 2,328 sq. miles [6,029.5 km²] - of which 9.33% is water (217.1 sq. miles [562.4 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 5,590

Official Website: www.visitmcleancounty.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for McLean

GNIS ID: 1034232

FIPS State / County Code: 38 / 055

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

About North Dakota

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	763,724 (13.55% increase since 2010)
2010:	672,591 (4.73% increase since 2000)
2000:	642,200

Websites for State of North Dakota

Official Website: www.nd.gov/

Tourism: https://www.ndtourism.com/

Parks: www.parkrec.nd.gov/

Fishing: https://gf.nd.gov/fishing

Hunting: https://gf.nd.gov/hunting

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 Shell Creek)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for McLean County: www.visitmcleancounty.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shell Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While Shell Creek is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the south is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Shell Creek, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<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 Shell Creek. 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).