Saint Michael, North Dakota

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

47°59′06″N 98°52′19″W / 47.98500°N 98.87194°W / 47.98500; -98.87194CountryUnited StatesStateNorth DakotaCounty Benson Township Mission TownshipElevation

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1,483 ft (452 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code

58370

Area code701FIPS code38-70140GNIS feature ID1031235^[1]

Saint Michael is an unincorporated community in southeastern Benson County, North Dakota, United States, on the Spirit Lake Dakota Reservation. It lies along North Dakota Highway 57 in Mission Township, southeast of the city of Minnewaukan, the county seat.^[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 58370.^[3]

According to the 2000 Census, Saint Michael was located in census tract 9402, block group 1, and assigned blocks 1028 and 1029. The population of these census blocks was 15 and 12 people respectively.^[4]

History

Saint Michael was named after the archangel Michael by a group of Catholic nuns who founded a mission in the area. A Dakota community, it lies within the boundaries of the Spirit Lake Reservation. European-Americans were reported to have settled in the area as early as 1874. A post office was opened in 1932, and continues in operation today.^[5]

Notable person

Constantine Scollen, the famous missionary priest, was resident at St Michael from early 1887 until 1890

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Michael, North Dakota
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 77.
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Wick, Douglas A. (September 7, 1988). North Dakota Place Names. Hedemarken Collectibles. p. 171. ISBN 0-9620968-0-6.