Rolette

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Rolette

Total population

363

Median home value

$128,400

42.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$90,536

Rolette$91k

National$74k

Founded

1905

Elevation496 m

Land area2.58 km²

Weather67°F · Sunny

Coordinates48.66°, -99.84°

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

Rolette is a city in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 484 at the 2020 census.

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 Rolette, ND from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

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

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Kevin Cramer

American politician (born 1961)

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Les Bock

American congressman in Idaho

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Merle Boucher

American politician

Randy Kelly

American politician

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

Nearby places in North Dakota

• Shell Valley
  10.2 mi away
• Mylo
  10.4 mi away
• Wolford
  12.9 mi away
• Belcourt
  13.3 mi away
• Green Acres
  14.1 mi away · pop. 994
• Overly
  14.2 mi away · pop. 10
• Dunseith
  14.5 mi away
• East Dunseith
  16.2 mi away
• Rolla
  16.5 mi away · pop. 1,039
• Perth
  17.9 mi away
• Barton
  18.5 mi away
• St. John
  20.4 mi away · pop. 286

Browse all places in North Dakota →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 237 mi

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

Recently spotted species

box elder

Acer negundo

Seen 2024-05-16

American common reed

Phragmites australis americanus

Seen 2023-09-17

Foxtail Barley

Hordeum jubatum

Seen 2023-09-17

Mottled Tortoise Beetle

Deloyala guttata

Seen 2023-06-23

Black-billed Magpie

Pica hudsonia

Seen 2022-05-04

Black Firefly

Lucidota atra

Seen 2021-06-20

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Seen 2020-11-16

White Sweetclover

Melilotus albus

Seen 2020-09-24

Narrow-Banded Picture-Winged Fly

Ceroxys latiusculus

Seen 2020-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-21 11:00 UTC.