Fort Yates, North Dakota

About Fort Yates

Fort Yates is a tiny community in southern North Dakota with an estimated population of 172.

Officially, Fort Yates is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.06 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,867 residents per square mile.

📰 Fort Yates News Today

• Search for missing Fort Yates man intensifies, with advisories for public - KFYR-TV KFYR-TV · May 27
• Fairburn firefighters head to North Dakota after two-week Colorado wildfire deployment KOTA Territory News · Jul 22
• NDHP conducts search for missing Fort Yates man KX News · May 27
• Fort Yates man indicted in 2014 North Dakota murder The Mighty 790 KFGO · May 20
• New suspect indicted in 12-year-old Fort Yates murder case InForum · May 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fort Yates Unique

• The only place in America named Fort Yates — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.06 sq mi.
• Positioned in southern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Sitting Bull Visitor Center · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Yates

• Cattail Recreation Area reviews ★
• Fort Yates Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fort Yates

• FORT YATES MIDDLE SCHOOL
• FORT YATES PK SCHOOL
• Standing Rock Community School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fort Yates

🏘️ Nearby Communities