- Northwood, North Dakota
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Northwood, North Dakota — City — The Northwood grain elevators
Location of Northwood, North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°44′5″N 97°34′8″W / 47.73472°N 97.56889°WCoordinates: 47°44′5″N 97°34′8″W / 47.73472°N 97.56889°W Country United States State North Dakota County Grand Forks Metro Greater Grand Forks Founded 1884 Area – Total 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) – Land 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 1,115 ft (340 m) Population (2010)[1] – Total 945 – Density 923.1/sq mi (356.4/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 58267 Area code(s) 701 FIPS code 38-58300[2] GNIS feature ID 1030496[3] Northwood is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota in the United States. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks". The population was 945 at the 2010 census.[1] Northwood was founded in 1884.
A tornado, rated EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale,[4] struck Northwood on the evening of August 26, 2007 causing destruction to the entire town and killing one person.[5] Later on some of the buildings were burned, collapsed, or torn down because of severe damage to the buildings from the tornado.[6][7][8]
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Geography
Northwood is located at 47°44′5″N 97°34′8″W / 47.73472°N 97.56889°W (47.734727, -97.569027).[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 959 people, 408 households, and 243 families residing in the city. The population density was 923.1 people per square mile (356.0/km²). There were 459 housing units at an average density of 441.8 per square mile (170.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.17% White, 0.10% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.
There were 408 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 27.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,000, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $31,389 versus $21,389 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,923. About 2.8% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
Northwood has the highest percentage of Norwegian American ancestry in the United States.[10]
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1890 268 — 1900 697 160.1% 1910 769 10.3% 1920 935 21.6% 1930 971 3.9% 1940 1,068 10.0% 1950 1,182 10.7% 1960 1,195 1.1% 1970 1,189 −0.5% 1980 1,240 4.3% 1990 1,166 −6.0% 2000 959 −17.8% 2010 945 −1.5% U.S. Decennial Census References
- ^ a b "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Northwood North Dakota Tornado Rated EF4". National Weather Service Forecast Office - Grand Forks, ND. August 30, 2007. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=fgf&storyid=9922&source=0. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ Bakken, Ryan (August 27, 2007). "At least one believed killed in Northwood tornado". Grand Forks Herald. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928002703/http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=48332§ion=homepage. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
- ^ Prayers to Northwood Residents Showing the timeline of the Tornado
- ^ a Video show damage from the Tornado
- ^ About 800 photos of Northwood the day after the tornado hit.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Ancestry By City,.
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