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Hazen
North Dakotacity
Hazen
Total population
2,453
Median home value
$190,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$79,609
Founded
1913
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Dense Fog Advisory · ModerateDense Fog Advisory issued September 17 at 6:07AM CDT until September 17 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
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Overview
Hazen is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,281 at the 2020 census. Hazen was founded in 1913. Hazen has a K–12 school system.
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History
A post office has been in operation at Hazen since 1885. A. D. Hazen, an early postmaster, gave the settlement its name. Hazen was laid out in 1913, when the railroad was extended to that point. The Fred Krause House, now on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1916.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Hazen, ND from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- BEULAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Beulah · 319 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Hazen · 274 students · 13:1 ratio
- BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Beulah · 236 students · 13.9:1 ratio
- BEULAH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Beulah · 206 students · 11.4:1 ratio
- HAZEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Hazen · 163 students · 12.5:1 ratio
- HAZEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Hazen · 131 students · 18.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in North Dakota
- Beulah7.2 mi away · pop. 3,040
- Stanton11.5 mi away
- Zap14 mi away · pop. 200
- Pick City16.6 mi away
- Riverdale18.3 mi away
- Center19.9 mi away · pop. 562
- Golden Valley20.6 mi away · pop. 258
- Underwood25.1 mi away · pop. 699
- Coleharbor25.3 mi away · pop. 66
- Garrison26.3 mi away · pop. 1,397
- White Shield27 mi away
- Dodge27.1 mi away · pop. 109
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hazen
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 124 mi
- Wildfire Alice, Harding, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 135 mi
- Wildfire Ayers Pond, Prairie, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-03 · 158 mi
- Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 163 mi
- Wildfire Snow, Custer, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-02 · 177 mi
- Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 185 mi
- Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 200 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET