McKenzie, North Dakota
McKenzie is located in North Dakota
McKenzie
McKenzie
McKenzie is located in the United States
McKenzie
McKenzie
Coordinates: 46°49′27″N 100°24′48″W / 46.82417°N 100.41333°W / 46.82417; -100.41333
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyBurleigh
Area
  Total35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2)
  Land35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2)
  Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation1,706 ft (520 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total83
  Density2.3/sq mi (0.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58572
Area code701
FIPS code38-49380[2]
GNIS feature ID1030151[1]

McKenzie is an unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.[1] It lies approximately 20 miles east of Bismarck along I-94/US 83.

A post office called McKenzie was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1965.[3] The community was named after early North Dakota politician Alexander McKenzie.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "McKenzie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Burleigh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.


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