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Williston

city in and seat of Williams County, North Dakota, United States of America
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Williston

Summary

Williston is a city in the United States[1]. Williston ranks in the top 5% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Williston is located in Williams County[3].
  • Williston is in the country of United States[4].
  • Williston's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Williston's postal code is recorded as 58801[6].
  • Williston's postal code is recorded as 58802[7].
  • Williston's postal code is recorded as 58803[8].
  • Williston's Commons category is recorded as Williston, North Dakota[9].
  • Williston's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[10].
  • Williston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00[11].
  • Williston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[12].
  • Williston's local dialing code is recorded as 701[13].
  • 1887 marks the founding of Williston[14].
  • Williston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.156388888889, 'lon': -103.62805555556}[15].
  • Williston's significant event is recorded as solar eclipse of August 23, 2044[16].
  • Williston's official website is recorded as https://www.cityofwilliston.com/[17].
  • Williston's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Williston, North Dakota[18].
  • Williston has a population of {'amount': '+29479'}[19].
  • Williston has a population of {'amount': '+29160'}[20].
  • Williston has a population of {'amount': '+14716'}[21].
  • Williston's capital of is recorded as Williams County[22].
  • Williston's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Williston'}[23].
  • Williston's category for people born here is recorded as Q32430648[24].
  • Williston's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+11674'}[25].
  • Williston's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Williston, North Dakota[26].
  • Williston sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+572'}[27].

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Founding

1887 marks the founding of Williston[14].

Identity

Williston's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Williston'}[23].

Why It Matters

Williston ranks in the top 5% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,182 views/month).[2] Williston has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Williston is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United States Williston State College

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved . eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Air fans · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.8021'}
    Located in time zone → Central Time Zone, UTC−06:00, UTC−05:00
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