Dahlen, North Dakota

Dahlen, North Dakota
—  Census-designated place  —
Dahlen, North Dakota Location within the state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°9′32″N 97°55′57″W / 48.15889°N 97.9325°W / 48.15889; -97.9325
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Nelson
Founded	1912
Elevation	1,421 ft (433 m)
Population (2010)[1]
– Total	18
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	58224
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-17620[2]
GNIS feature ID	2584339[3]

Dahlen is a census-designated place in Nelson County, North Dakota in the United States. An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010.^[4] It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census,^[5] but was included in the 2010 Census,^[6] where a population of 18 was reported.^[1]

Dahlen is also the home to North Dakota's third tallest tower, the WDAZ TV Tower, which is 445.2 meters (1,460.2 ft) tall. The tower is used by television station WDAZ of Grand Forks. The tower was also used by KGFE of Grand Forks until an ice storm damaged equipment in 2004.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "Dahlen Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2584339. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
5. ^ U.S. Census Bureau (2003). "Population and Housing Unit Counts, North Dakota" (PDF). 2000 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-36.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
6. ^ U.S. Census Bureau (February 13, 2008). "Census Designated Place (CDP) Program for the 2010 Census—Final Criteria" (PDF). Federal Register. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/psap2010/cdp_criteria.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 

Coordinates: 48°09′29″N 97°55′46″W / 48.15806°N 97.92944°W / 48.15806; -97.92944