Casselton
| Casselton | |
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 Location in North Dakota
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1876 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | North Dakota |
| County : | Cass County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 54 ′ N , 97 ° 13 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
2,329 (as of 2010) 212,171 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 473.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.92 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 286 m |
| Postal code : | 58012 |
| Area code : | +1 701 |
| FIPS : | 38-12700 |
| GNIS ID : | 1028294 |
| Website : | casselton.com |
Casselton is a small town (with the status " City ") in Cass County in the US -amerikanischen State North Dakota . In 2010 Casselton had 2,329 residents.
Casselton is part of the Fargo – Moorhead Metropolitan Area .
geography
Casselton is located in southeast North Dakota. The Red River of the North , which forms the border with Minnesota , flows a few kilometers east of Casselton . The geographical coordinates of Casselton are 46 ° 54'02 "north latitude and 97 ° 12'40" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 4.92 km².
Fargo city center is 22 miles to the east. Other neighboring towns of Casselton are Amenia (13 km north), Mapleton (14.4 km east), Leonard (29.3 km south) and Wheatland (11 km west).
The closest major cities are Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba (362 km north), Duluth in Minnesota on Lake Superior (430 km east), Minneapolis in Minnesota (410 km southeast), Sioux Falls in South Dakota (420 km south) and North Dakota's capital Bismarck (282 km west).
The Canadian border is 252 km north.
traffic
Interstate 94 runs along the southern outskirts in a west-east direction . The North Dakota Highway 18 runs north-south direction as the main road through the city of Casselton. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway runs through Casselton in a west-east direction . Amtrak passenger trains , which have a station in nearby Fargo , also use this route . A branch line branches off from the BNSF route, which is operated by the Red River Valley and Western Railroad (RRVW). The RRVW is a regional railway company that operates freight traffic on lines leased from the BNSF Railway .
The Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport is 5.8 km south of a small airfield. The nearest major airport is Hector International Airport in Fargo (37.7 km east).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 360 | - | |
| 1890 | 840 | 133.3% | |
| 1900 | 1207 | 43.7% | |
| 1910 | 1553 | 28.7% | |
| 1920 | 1538 | -1 % | |
| 1930 | 1253 | -18.5% | |
| 1940 | 1358 | 8.4% | |
| 1950 | 1373 | 1.1% | |
| 1960 | 1394 | 1.5% | |
| 1970 | 1485 | 6.5% | |
| 1980 | 1661 | 11.9% | |
| 1990 | 1601 | -3.6% | |
| 2000 | 1855 | 15.9% | |
| 2010 | 2329 | 25.6% | |
| 2012 estimate | 2432 | 4.4% | |
| 1880-2000 2010 2012 | |||
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Casselton had 2,329 people in 874 households. The population density was 473.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.66 people lived in each of the 874 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.1 percent (two people) African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
31.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.5 percent were 65 years or older. 48.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 55,972 USD . The per capita income was $ 27,270. 2.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Railway accident at the end of 2013
On the afternoon of December 30, 2013, west of Casselton, wagons of a BNSF Railway freight train derailed . A train on the neighboring track, which was transporting tank cars with crude oil in the opposite direction, drove into the derailed wagons. A big fire started. Some exploded.
The accident brings back memories of the Lac-Mégantic railway accident (July 6, 2013, Canada).
The train tracks run through the town of Casselton. North Dakota is the second most oil producing state (after Texas). The North Dakota oil regulator said shortly before the accident that around 60 percent of the oil produced was transported by rail; this rate will increase to around 90 percent in 2014.
Known residents
- Andrew H. Burke (1850-1918), Second Governor of North Dakota (1891-1893), lived in Casselton for several years
- Jack Dalrymple (* 1948), 32nd Governor of North Dakota (since 2010), has lived in Casselton for many years
- William Langer (1886–1959), 17th Governor of North Dakota (1933–1934) and Republican US Senator (1941–1959), born and raised in Casselton
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 21, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 21, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport Accessed on 21 July 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved July 21, 2013
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Estimate for 2012 ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 21, 2013
- ↑ NZZ: Tank truck explodes
- ↑ Alicia Nelson UPDATE 3-Train collision in North Dakota sets oil rail cars ablaze , reuters.com
- ^ As oil train burns, 2,300 residents of Casselton, ND, told to flee , Star Tribune. December 30, 2013.
- ^ Casselton is known for its population of American Red Squirrels. [http://www.central-cass.k12.nd.us/ Central Cass High School uses the squirrel as its mascot.] , Huffington Post. December 30, 2013. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ^ ABV News
- ^ National Governors Association - Andrew Horace Burke.Retrieved July 21, 2013
- ↑ National Governors Association - Jack Dalrymple ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 21, 2013
- ^ National Governors Association - William Langer.Retrieved July 21, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - William Langer.Retrieved July 21, 2013
