Jamestown, North Dakota
| Jamestown | |||
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| Nickname : The Buffalo City, Pride of the Prairie | |||
Location in North Dakota
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1872 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Dakota | ||
| County : | Stutsman County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 54 ′ N , 98 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 15,432 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 463 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 33.33 km 2 (approx. 13 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 429 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 58401, 58402, 58405 | ||
| Area code : | +1 701 | ||
| FIPS : | 38-40580 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1029648 | ||
| Website : | www.jamestownnd.com | ||
| Mayor : | Katie Anderson | ||
Jamestown is a city with the status of City and at the same administrative center ( the county seat ) of Stutsman County in the US -amerikanischen State North Dakota .
geography
To the west lies the capital of the state of Bismarck at a distance of around 150 kilometers . The distance to the eastern city of Fargo is 130 kilometers. US Highway 281 runs right through the city . The Highway Interstate 94 affected Jamestown in the south. The city is on the James River .
history
The city was founded in 1872 by General Thomas Rosser of the Northern Pacific Railway and named after his hometown of Jamestown , Virginia . Due to the favorable traffic situation, the city grew rapidly, established itself as a trading center and founded a college . Today it is also active in tourism, houses a bison museum ( National Buffalo Museum ) and shows the tallest statue of an American bison ( American bison or American buffalo ) with a height of almost eight meters . This also symbolizes the fact that in the 19th century large herds of this species populated the surrounding prairie . Even today the city is nicknamed "The Buffalo City" and "Pride of the Prairie".
Picture gallery
University of Jamestown
James River
Bison statue in Jamestown
Demographics
In 2011 a population of 15,432 people was determined, which means a decrease of 0.6% compared to the year 2000. The average age of the residents in 2011 was 39.9 years, below the North Dakota average, which was 44.8 years.
sons and daughters of the town
- Judith Beckmann (* 1935), opera singer
- William E. DePuy (1919–1992), US Army General
- Richard Hieb (* 1955), astronaut
- Louis L'Amour (1908–1988), writer
- Peggy Lee (1920–2002), jazz singer
- Jim Ramstad (born 1946), politician
- Rodney Stark (* 1934), sociologist of religion
- Shadoe Stevens (born 1947), radio host
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action
- ↑ History archive link ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) 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.
- ↑ City-Data http://www.city-data.com/city/Jamestown-North-Dakota.html
Web links
- Mayor of Jamestown website