Williston, North Dakota
E579351
Williston, North Dakota is a small city in the northwestern part of the state known as a major hub for the Bakken oil boom and regional energy industry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Williston, North Dakota canonical | 2 |
| Williston | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6256998 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Williston, North Dakota Context triple: [U.S. Route 85, passesThroughCity, Williston, North Dakota]
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Minot, North Dakota
Minot, North Dakota is a small city in north-central North Dakota known as a regional economic and transportation hub, particularly for rail and highway travel, and for hosting the Minot Air Force Base.
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B.
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota is a city in the northeastern part of the state known for its Air Force base, regional university, and role as a strategic military and economic center in the Upper Midwest.
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C.
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota is the largest city in the state and a regional economic, cultural, and educational hub located along the Red River in the eastern part of North Dakota.
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D.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck, North Dakota is the state capital and a regional economic and cultural center located in central North Dakota.
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E.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
Wahpeton, North Dakota is a small city in southeastern North Dakota known as an agricultural and educational center and for its location at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Williston, North Dakota Target entity description: Williston, North Dakota is a small city in the northwestern part of the state known as a major hub for the Bakken oil boom and regional energy industry.
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A.
Minot, North Dakota
Minot, North Dakota is a small city in north-central North Dakota known as a regional economic and transportation hub, particularly for rail and highway travel, and for hosting the Minot Air Force Base.
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B.
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota is a city in the northeastern part of the state known for its Air Force base, regional university, and role as a strategic military and economic center in the Upper Midwest.
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C.
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota is the largest city in the state and a regional economic, cultural, and educational hub located along the Red River in the eastern part of North Dakota.
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D.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck, North Dakota is the state capital and a regional economic and cultural center located in central North Dakota.
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E.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
Wahpeton, North Dakota is a small city in southeastern North Dakota known as an agricultural and educational center and for its location at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | 701 ⓘ |
| areaLand | approximately 21.5 square miles ⓘ |
| areaTotal | approximately 22 square miles ⓘ |
| areaWater | approximately 0.5 square miles ⓘ |
| averageJanuaryTemperature | well below freezing ⓘ |
| averageJulyTemperature | warm to hot ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 48.1467 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -103.6180 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| county | Williams County, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | rapid population growth during 2000s–2010s oil boom ⓘ |
| economicSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
energy services ⓘ oil and gas extraction ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 585 m ⓘ |
| founded | 1887 ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Williston Area Recreation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHospital | CHI St. Alexius Health Williston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | Williston State College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 1914 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bakken oil boom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional energy industry hub ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Bakken formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Williston Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern North Dakota ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorHighway |
North Dakota Highway 1804
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 85 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Willis James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestNationalPark | Theodore Roosevelt National Park (regionally nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearWaterBody | Lake Sakakawea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerRailService | Amtrak Empire Builder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 30,000 (early 2020s estimate) ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 14,716 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | 29,160 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 58801 ⓘ |
| railService | BNSF Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalRole |
service center for oilfield operations in the Bakken
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trade center for northwestern North Dakota ⓘ |
| replacedAirport | Sloulin Field International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Williston Basin School District #7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByAirport | Williston Basin International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsTeamLevel | minor league and amateur teams ⓘ |
| state | North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Williston, North Dakota Description of subject: Williston, North Dakota is a small city in the northwestern part of the state known as a major hub for the Bakken oil boom and regional energy industry.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Williston