Carpenter, North Dakota facts for kids
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Carpenter, North Dakota
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 Carpenter, North Dakota
Location in North Dakota
Carpenter, North Dakota
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Rolette |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
Carpenter is a small, quiet place in North Dakota, United States. It is known as an "unincorporated community." This means it is a group of homes and buildings that is not officially a town or city with its own local government. Instead, it is part of the larger county's government.
Discovering Carpenter, North Dakota
Carpenter is an unincorporated community located in Rolette County, North Dakota. It was officially started when its post office opened on April 9, 1903. This post office was inside a general store owned by Anton T. Julseth.
How Carpenter Got Its Name
The community of Carpenter was named after a nearby body of water called Carpenter Lake. This lake was named to remember an important early settler, Henri Charpentier. He was a French person who came to the area in 1878. Sadly, he drowned in the lake in 1888. His last name, Charpentier, was sometimes spelled "Scharpenter" in old records. "Carpenter" is the English way of saying his name.
Where is Carpenter Located?
Carpenter is in the north-northwest part of Rolette County. It is about 11 miles west-northwest of a town called Saint John, North Dakota. The community is also very close to the border with Manitoba Province in Canada. In 1960, Carpenter had a population of 25 people.
