Ypsilanti is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States, and the primary populated place in Ypsilanti Township.

[5] The townsite of Ypsilanti was platted by William Hartley Colby and a partner by the name of Lloyd DePuy.

Shortly afterward, the park was built alongside the dam.

The chief organizers of the park construction were Stan Nicholls, Bob Kotts, and a man named Glaspell.

[7] This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.