Wahpeton, North Dakota
| Wahpeton | |
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 Center of Wahpeton |
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| Location in North Dakota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1871 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | North Dakota |
| County : | Richland County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 16 ′ N , 96 ° 36 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 7,766 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 566.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 13.7 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 294 m |
| Postcodes : | 58074, 58075, 58076 |
| Area code : | +1 701 |
| FIPS : | 38-82660 |
| GNIS ID : | 1033621 |
| Website : | www.wahpeton.com |
| Mayor : | Jim Sturdevant |
 The 1912 Beaux-Arts established style Richland County Courthouse in Wahpeton, since 1980 NRHP listed |
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Wahpeton is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Richland County in the US -amerikanischen State North Dakota . In 2010 , Wahpeton had 7766 inhabitants. Until the estimate in 2012, the population had increased to 7,800.
geography
Wahpeton is located in southeast North Dakota at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux River and Otter Tail River to form the Red River of the North . The Bois de Sioux River and the Red River form the border to the neighboring city of Breckenridge in Minnesota . The geographical coordinates of Wahpeton are 46 ° 15'55 "north latitude and 96 ° 36'21" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 13.7 km².
Neighboring towns to Wahpeton are Breckenridge (on the opposite bank of the river), Kent , Minnesota (14.4 miles northwest), Doran (14.4 miles southeast), Fairmount (25.3 miles south), Great Bend (27.6 miles southwest) , Mooreton (14 miles west), Dwight (9 miles west-northwest), and Abercrombie (17 miles northwest).
The nearest major cities are Fargo in (75.4 km northwest), Duluth in Minnesota on Lake Superior (383 km east northeast), Minneapolis , Minnesota (326 km southeast), Sioux Falls in South Dakota (336 km south) and North Dakota's capital Bismarck (393 km west-northwest).
traffic
North Dakota Highways 13 , 127 and 210 meet in the urban area of Wahpeton . The city is connected to the neighboring city of Breckenridge by two road bridges and a railway bridge. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
At the junction of Wahpeton, several railway lines of the Red River Valley and Western Railroad meet, a regional railway company that operates freight traffic on lines leased from the BNSF Railway .
By Harry Stern Airport Wahpeton is located in the southern city a small airfield. The nearest major airports are Hector International Airport in Fargo (85.7 km north-northwest) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (349 km southeast).
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 400 | - | |
| 1890 | 1510 | 277.5% | |
| 1900 | 2228 | 47.5% | |
| 1910 | 2467 | 10.7% | |
| 1920 | 3069 | 24.4% | |
| 1930 | 3176 | 3.5% | |
| 1940 | 3747 | 18% | |
| 1950 | 5125 | 36.8% | |
| 1960 | 5876 | 14.7% | |
| 1970 | 7076 | 20.4% | |
| 1980 | 9064 | 28.1% | |
| 1990 | 8751 | -3.5% | |
| 2000 | 8586 | -1.9% | |
| 2010 | 7766 | -9.6% | |
| 2012 estimate | 7800 | 0.4% | |
| 1880-2000 2010 2012 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Wahpeton had 7,766 people in 3,151 households. The population density was 566.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.17 people lived in each of the 3151 households.
The racial the population was composed of 92.6 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 3.1 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
20.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.6 percent were 65 years or older. 48.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 44,089 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,752. 13.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Donald Grant Nutter (1915–1962), 15th Governor of Montana - attended college in Wahpeton
- William E. Purcell (1856–1928), Democratic US Senator (1910–1911) - lived and is buried in Wahpeton for most of his life
- Porter J. McCumber (1858-1933), longtime Republican US Senator from North Dakota (1899-1923) - practiced as a lawyer in Wahpeton for a long time
- Sam Anderson (* 1945), actor - born and raised in Wahpeton
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 80002926. Retrieved July 16, 2013
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 16, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 16, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Harry Stern Airport Retrieved on July 16, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved July 16, 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 16, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - William E. Purcell.Retrieved July 16, 2013
- ^ Find a Grave - William E. Purcell.Retrieved July 16, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Porter J. McCumber.Retrieved July 16, 2013
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - Sam Anderson. Retrieved July 16, 2013
