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Dickinson, North Dakota
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Downtown Dickinson (2008)
Dickinson State Normal School Campus District
Elks Club and Store Building–Dickinson Lodge No. 1137
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| Nickname(s):
Queen City
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Location of Dickinson, North Dakota
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| Country | United States | |
| State | North Dakota | |
| County | Stark | |
| Founded | 1881 | |
| Incorporated | May 30, 1883 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | City Commission | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 13.267 sq mi (34.361 km2) | |
| • Land | 13.200 sq mi (34.187 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.067 sq mi (0.174 km2) | |
| Elevation | 2,461 ft (750 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • City | 25,679 | |
| • Estimate
(2023)
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25,130 | |
| • Density | 1,903.64/sq mi (734.99/km2) | |
| • Urban | 25,674 | |
| • Urban density | 2,094.5/sq mi (808.7/km2) | |
| • Metro | 38,054 | |
| • Metro density | 8.47/sq mi (3.271/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (MDT) | |
| ZIP Codes |
58601, 58602
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| Area code(s) | 701 | |
| FIPS code | 38-19620 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1035991 | |
| Sales tax | 6.5% | |
| Highways | I-94, I-94 Bus., ND 22 | |
Dickinson is a city in North Dakota, USA. It is the main city in Stark County. In 2020, about 25,679 people lived there. This makes it the 7th largest city in North Dakota.
Thanks to the North Dakota oil boom, Dickinson has grown very quickly. It is now one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. Dickinson is also the main city of the Dickinson Micropolitan Statistical Area. This area includes Billings and Stark counties.
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History of Dickinson
Dickinson was started in 1881. It was named after its founder, W. S. Dickinson, who was from New York.
In 1924, a strong tornado hit Dickinson. It sadly caused the deaths of nine people. This made it one of the deadliest tornadoes in North Dakota's history. Another powerful tornado, called an EF3, struck in 2009. It damaged over 450 homes and businesses. About 100 buildings were too damaged to fix. Luckily, no one was hurt or killed in this tornado.
Geography and Climate
Dickinson covers about 13.27 square miles (34.36 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, with a small part being water. The city gets its water from Lake Sakakawea. The water travels through a special pipeline.
Weather in Dickinson
Dickinson has a climate with warm summers. It can sometimes have dry periods. The weather is similar to Bismarck's, but a little less extreme.
- In January, the average temperature is about 16.3°F (–8.7°C).
- In July, the average temperature is about 69.2°F (20.7°C).
- Temperatures can reach 100°F (38°C) about 2 days a year.
- They can drop to 0°F (–18°C) about 32 days a year.
- The earliest freezing temperatures usually happen around September 22. The latest are around May 16.
- Snow usually falls between October 26 and April 19.
The coldest temperature ever recorded was -47°F (–44°C) in January 2011. The hottest was 114°F (46°C) in July 1936.
| Climate data for Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, North Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
68 (20) |
80 (27) |
94 (34) |
99 (37) |
104 (40) |
109 (43) |
108 (42) |
104 (40) |
95 (35) |
80 (27) |
67 (19) |
109 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.0 (9.4) |
51.8 (11.0) |
66.7 (19.3) |
78.3 (25.7) |
84.9 (29.4) |
91.2 (32.9) |
97.1 (36.2) |
97.9 (36.6) |
94.0 (34.4) |
81.2 (27.3) |
65.3 (18.5) |
52.3 (11.3) |
100.1 (37.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.6 (−3.0) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
42.1 (5.6) |
54.7 (12.6) |
66.1 (18.9) |
75.6 (24.2) |
83.9 (28.8) |
83.7 (28.7) |
73.0 (22.8) |
56.4 (13.6) |
41.3 (5.2) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
55.3 (12.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.4 (−8.7) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
41.6 (5.3) |
52.9 (11.6) |
62.5 (16.9) |
69.4 (20.8) |
68.5 (20.3) |
58.5 (14.7) |
43.8 (6.6) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
42.8 (6.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.2 (−14.3) |
9.0 (−12.8) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
39.7 (4.3) |
49.4 (9.7) |
55.0 (12.8) |
53.2 (11.8) |
44.0 (6.7) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
19.3 (−7.1) |
9.7 (−12.4) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −19.4 (−28.6) |
−13.7 (−25.4) |
−3.9 (−19.9) |
11.5 (−11.4) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
37.7 (3.2) |
45.1 (7.3) |
41.6 (5.3) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
13.2 (−10.4) |
−0.8 (−18.2) |
−14.3 (−25.7) |
−24.2 (−31.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −35 (−37) |
−35 (−37) |
−28 (−33) |
−10 (−23) |
4 (−16) |
30 (−1) |
35 (2) |
32 (0) |
17 (−8) |
−7 (−22) |
−18 (−28) |
−34 (−37) |
−35 (−37) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.25 (6.4) |
0.32 (8.1) |
0.56 (14) |
1.37 (35) |
2.55 (65) |
3.05 (77) |
2.55 (65) |
1.53 (39) |
1.62 (41) |
1.17 (30) |
0.47 (12) |
0.19 (4.8) |
15.63 (397) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.0 (15) |
5.0 (13) |
5.6 (14) |
5.9 (15) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
1.6 (4.1) |
5.8 (15) |
4.6 (12) |
35.5 (90) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 85.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 30.8 |
| Source: NOAA (snow 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Dickinson, North Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) |
67 (19) |
85 (29) |
93 (34) |
106 (41) |
109 (43) |
114 (46) |
110 (43) |
104 (40) |
95 (35) |
81 (27) |
68 (20) |
114 (46) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.2 (9.6) |
53.6 (12.0) |
66.6 (19.2) |
79.4 (26.3) |
86.0 (30.0) |
91.9 (33.3) |
98.5 (36.9) |
97.8 (36.6) |
93.7 (34.3) |
82.1 (27.8) |
66.7 (19.3) |
51.1 (10.6) |
101.0 (38.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.5 (−3.1) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
41.4 (5.2) |
54.3 (12.4) |
65.9 (18.8) |
75.2 (24.0) |
83.0 (28.3) |
83.0 (28.3) |
72.5 (22.5) |
56.7 (13.7) |
41.8 (5.4) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
55.1 (12.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.6 (−9.7) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
41.2 (5.1) |
52.7 (11.5) |
62.4 (16.9) |
69.1 (20.6) |
67.9 (19.9) |
57.5 (14.2) |
42.9 (6.1) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
42.0 (5.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.8 (−16.2) |
6.5 (−14.2) |
16.8 (−8.4) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
39.5 (4.2) |
49.6 (9.8) |
55.1 (12.8) |
52.8 (11.6) |
42.5 (5.8) |
29.0 (−1.7) |
17.4 (−8.1) |
6.6 (−14.1) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −22.6 (−30.3) |
−17.6 (−27.6) |
−6.1 (−21.2) |
10.5 (−11.9) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
35.3 (1.8) |
42.3 (5.7) |
38.7 (3.7) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
10.1 (−12.2) |
−4.0 (−20.0) |
−19.8 (−28.8) |
−29.7 (−34.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −47 (−44) |
−47 (−44) |
−36 (−38) |
−16 (−27) |
7 (−14) |
26 (−3) |
29 (−2) |
24 (−4) |
12 (−11) |
−15 (−26) |
−29 (−34) |
−41 (−41) |
−47 (−44) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.40 (10) |
0.53 (13) |
0.68 (17) |
1.56 (40) |
2.59 (66) |
3.17 (81) |
2.69 (68) |
1.86 (47) |
1.73 (44) |
1.33 (34) |
0.59 (15) |
0.43 (11) |
17.56 (446) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.9 (12) |
4.4 (11) |
5.8 (15) |
4.2 (11) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
3.0 (7.6) |
4.4 (11) |
6.5 (17) |
34.3 (87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 90.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 23.4 |
| Source: NOAA (snow, mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
People of Dickinson
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 897 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,076 | 131.4% | |
| 1910 | 3,678 | 77.2% | |
| 1920 | 4,122 | 12.1% | |
| 1930 | 5,025 | 21.9% | |
| 1940 | 5,839 | 16.2% | |
| 1950 | 7,469 | 27.9% | |
| 1960 | 9,971 | 33.5% | |
| 1970 | 12,405 | 24.4% | |
| 1980 | 15,974 | 28.8% | |
| 1990 | 16,097 | 0.8% | |
| 2000 | 16,010 | −0.5% | |
| 2010 | 17,787 | 11.1% | |
| 2020 | 25,679 | 44.4% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 25,130 | 41.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
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In 2022, there were about 10,247 homes in Dickinson. Each home had about 2.38 people living in it. The average income for a household was $75,767. About 10.7% of the people in the city live below the poverty line.
Most people in Dickinson have jobs, with an employment rate of 69.5%. About 25.5% of the people have a college degree or higher. A large number, 91.2%, have finished high school.
The most common backgrounds reported by people in Dickinson are:
- German (38.3%)
- Norwegian (11.2%)
- Irish (7.2%)
- English (5.7%)
The average age of people in Dickinson is 33.1 years old.
Population in 2020
In 2020, Dickinson had 25,679 people and 10,544 households. Most people were White (81.47%). Other groups included African American (3.91%), Native American (1.32%), and Asian (1.21%). About 8.04% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.
Population in 2010
In 2010, the city had 17,787 people. There were 7,521 households. About 26.6% of households had children under 18. The average age was 35.6 years. About 21% of residents were under 18.
Education in Dickinson
Schools for Kids
The Dickinson Public Schools system has several schools:
- Six elementary schools
- One junior high school
- Dickinson High School
- An alternative high school
There are also private schools in Dickinson. Trinity East and Trinity West are elementary schools. Dickinson Trinity has both a junior high and a high school. Hope Christian Academy is another school, part of the Evangelical Bible Church.
College Education
Dickinson is home to Dickinson State University. This is a place where students can go to college.
Law Enforcement
| Dickinson Police Department | |
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Dickinson Police Department patch
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| Preceding agency |
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| Employees | 74.5 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Stark County, North Dakota, United States |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 2475 State Ave North Dickinson, ND 58601 |
| Police Officers | 32 (2024) |
| Professional Staffs | 24 (2022) |
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| Facilities | |
| Detention Centers | 1 |
| Marked and Unmarked Cars | 20 |
| K-9 Units | 2 |
| Website | |
| Dickinson Police Department web site | |
The Dickinson Police Department helps keep the city safe. It has about 50 full-time police officers. They also have 24 civilian employees. These employees help with things like answering calls and managing records.
Media in Dickinson
Newspapers
- The Dickinson Press is the local newspaper.
Television Channels
You can watch several TV channels in Dickinson:
- 2.1 KXMA-TV/The CW
- 2.2 KXMA-TV/CBS
- 2.3 KXMA-TV/weather
- 7.1 KQCD-TV/NBC
- 7.2 KQCD-TV/Fox
- 7.3 KQCD-TV/MeTV
- 9.1 KDSE/PBS
- 9.2 KDSE/PBS World
- 9.3 KDSE/PBS Minnesota Channel
- 9.4 KDSE/PBS Lifelong Learning
Radio Stations
You can listen to many radio stations in Dickinson:
- FM band:
- 88.1 K201FN – Christian music
- 89.9 KDPR – North Dakota Public Radio/NPR (public radio)
- 90.7 KSLS – Christian music
- 92.1 KZRX "Z92" (Mainstream Rock)
- 93.9 KXDI "I94" (Country)
- 95.7 KQLZ "Q-Rock 95" (Classic Rock)
- 99.1 KCAD "Roughrider Country" (Country)
- 103.3 KPAR-LP – Christian Talk
- 105.7 KDXN "The Mix" (Adult Contemporary)
- AM band:
Getting Around Dickinson
You can travel around Dickinson by bus. Jefferson Lines provides bus service between cities. For travel within the city, Dickinson Public Transit offers a "dial-a-ride" service. You can call them to pick you up. It costs $4 per ride. The service runs from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, it runs from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Fun Places to Visit
There are many interesting places in Dickinson:
- Badlands Dinosaur Museum: See real dinosaur fossils!
- Dickinson Museum Center: Learn about the area's history.
- West River Community Center: A great place for activities.
- West River Ice Center: For ice skating and hockey.
- Biesiot Activities Center
- Ukrainian Cultural Institute: Learn about Ukrainian culture.
- Dickinson Area Public Library: A place to read and learn.
- North Dakota Soccer Association headquarters
Sports in Dickinson
Dickinson has a strong sports scene:
- The Dickinson Packers used to play minor league baseball.
- The Dickinson Roughriders play American Legion Baseball.
- The sports teams at Dickinson State University are called the Blue Hawks.
- Dickinson High School teams are the Midgets.
- Trinity High School teams are the Titans.
- The Badlands Big Sticks are a summer college baseball team.
Famous People from Dickinson
- Kelly Armstrong: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Byron Dorgan: A former United States Senator.
- Clay S. Jenkinson: A well-known scholar, author, and educator.
- Kellan Lutz: An actor who played Emmett Cullen in the Twilight movies.
- Mitch Malloy: A singer and songwriter.
- Dorothy Stickney: A famous stage and film actress.
See also
In Spanish: Dickinson (Dakota del Norte) para niños
