Page, North Dakota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Page, North Dakota
settlement_type = City
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Dakota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Cass

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area_total_km2 = 0.5
area_land_km2 = 0.5
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.2
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 225
population_density_km2 = 486.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1259.1

timezone = Central (CST)
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timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 359
elevation_ft = 1178
latd = 47 |latm = 9 |lats = 29 |latNS = N
longd = 97 |longm = 34 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 58064
area_code = 701
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blank_info = 38-60500GR|2
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Page is a city in Cass County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 225 at the 2000 census. Page was founded in 1882, and celebrated its 125th anniversary in June 2007.

Geography

Page is located at coor dms|47|9|29|N|97|34|13|W|city (47.157963, -97.570149)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 225 people, 101 households, and 61 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,259.1 people per square mile (482.6/km²). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 699.5/sq mi (268.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.11% White, 0.44% Native American, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.56% of the population.

There were 101 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,833, and the median income for a family was $37,143. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,692. About 1.8% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.2% of those sixty five or over.

Law and government

The city is governed by a mayor and a four-member city council. The current mayor is Shane Larck. The current city council president is Tom Atkinson and the vice president is Richard Bjerke. Other council members are Dan Ever and Chris Kleven.

Education

Page is part of the Hope-Page School District. Students attend elementary school (K-6) in Page while students attend middle school through high school (7-12) in the neighboring town of Hope. The school mascot is the Spartans, recently changed from the Wolverines due to a recent cooperation of sports programs between Hope-Page High School and Finley-Sharon High School.

Notable native

*Matthew Mechtel - Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in the 2006 general election, ran against Earl Pomeroy

References

External links

* [http://pagend.com/ City of Page official website]
* [http://www.hope-page.k12.nd.us/ Hope-Page High School]