Watford City

Watford City is a growing community in the heart of the Bakken Formation in Western North Dakota. 
Watford City is surrounded by the Missouri River & Lake Sakakawea & the Yellowstone River in eastern Montana. The 2013 census reports a population of 3,284 residents, but because Watford City is located at the heart of the Bakken Oil play, the area has significantly increased in population & development since the census. Watford City is the county seat of McKenzie County & serves a large rural community with an estimated population of 11,771 residents.  
The community is heavily dependent on natural resource based economies such as ranching, farming, tourism & oil exploration.  With over 500,000 acres of public land in the Little Missouri National Grasslands & the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Lake Sakakawea and the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, the community has a sizable base of federal employees as well.
http://www.mckenziecounty.net 
http://www.voicesofwatford.com