 An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010.It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census, but was included in the 2010 Census, where a population of 39 was reported.First called Goose River, the community was established as a post for the Hudson's Bay Company steamships which operated on the Red River of the North.