Devils Lake
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city in North Dakota, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Dakota
- County
- Ramsey
- Mayor
- Jim Moe
- Vice president
- Rob Hach
- Commissioner
- Joe Knowski, Jason Pierce, Lisa Uhlenkamp
- City
- 6.965 sq mi (18.039 km )
- Land
- 6.959 sq mi (18.023 km )
- Water
- 0.0058 sq mi (0.015 km ) 0.09%
- Elevation
- 1,437 ft (438 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 7,314
- Density
- 1,051.0/sq mi (405.79/km )
- Urban
- 7,493
- Metro
- 11,510
- Time zone
- UTC–6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC–5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 38-19420
- Highways
- US 2 , ND 19 , ND 20
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Devils Lake
- Population
- 7192
- Area
- 16860822
- Elevation
- 441
- Official website
- www.ci.devils-lake.nd.us
- Image
- Downtown Devils Lake.jpg
- Households
- 3360
- Dialing code
- 701
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- postal code
- 58301
- Commons category
- Devils Lake, North Dakota
- inception
- 1882-00-00
- per capita income
- 31223
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Devils Lake is a city in and the county seat of Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 7,192 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 7,314 in 2024. It is named after the nearby lake called Devils Lake. The first house built by a Euro-American settler was in 1882. It was surveyed in 1883 and named Creelsburg and later Creel City, after the surveyor, Heber M. Creel. In 1884 it was renamed Devils Lake.
The local paper is the Devils Lake Journal. Devils Lake Regional Airport serves the city. Devils Lake is home to Lake Region State College and the North Dakota School for the Deaf.