Drake

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Drake

Total population

300

Median home value

$75,600

14.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$46,000

Drake$46k

National$74k

Founded

1902

Elevation511 m

Land area5.22 km²

Weather41°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates47.92°, -100.37°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Drake is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 292 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Metropolitan Statistical Area. Drake was founded in 1902 and named after Herman Drake, a settler.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Drake, ND from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Ross Johnson

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Dakota

• Anamoose
  6.7 mi away
• Balfour
  7.7 mi away
• Kief
  7.8 mi away
• Martin
  13.7 mi away · pop. 80
• Butte
  14.7 mi away · pop. 68
• Orrin
  15.1 mi away
• Karlsruhe
  16.1 mi away
• Bergen
  16.9 mi away
• Voltaire
  22.7 mi away
• Selz
  22.7 mi away · pop. 30
• Harvey
  22.9 mi away · pop. 1,679
• Balta
  22.9 mi away · pop. 52

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Drake

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 180 mi
• Wildfire Alice, Harding, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 206 mi
• Wildfire Ayers Pond, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-03 · 227 mi
• Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 233 mi
• Wildfire Snow, Custer, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 247 mi
• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 248 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-22 00:00 UTC.