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Unincorporated community in North Dakota, U.S.

Doyon is an unincorporated community in Ramsey County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota.

History

A post office was established at Doyon in 1900 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1993. The community was named for Charles H. Doyon, an early settler.

Transportation

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Devils Lake, 17 miles (27 km) to the west.

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doyon, North Dakota
"Ramsey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-403-02183-3.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States
County seat: Devils Lake
Cities	Brocket Crary Devils Lake Edmore Hampden Lawton Starkweather	Map of North Dakota highlighting Ramsey County
Townships	Bartlett Cato Chain Lakes Coulee Creel De Groat Dry Lake Fancher Freshwater Grand Harbor Hammer Harding Highland Center Hope Klingstrup Lawton Lillehoff Minnewaukan Morris Newbre Newland Noonan North Creel Northfield Odessa Ontario Overland Pelican Poplar Grove Prospect Royal South Minnewaukan Stevens Sullivan Triumph Webster
Unincorporated communities	Bartlett Churchs Ferry Doyon Garske Penn Southam Webster
Indian reservation	Spirit Lake Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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48°03′10″N 98°32′12″W / 48.05278°N 98.53667°W / 48.05278; -98.53667

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