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Northwood, North Dakota
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Motto(s): 
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Location of Northwood, North Dakota
Location of Northwood, North Dakota
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Grand Forks
Metro Greater Grand Forks
Founded 1884
Area
 • Total 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2)
 • Land 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,116 ft (340 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 982
 • Estimate 
(2022)
946
 • Density 812.24/sq mi (313.71/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58267
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-58300
GNIS feature ID 1036204

Northwood is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks." The population was 982 at the 2020 census.

History

Northwood was founded in 1884.

A tornado, rated EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, struck Northwood on the evening of August 26, 2007 causing destruction to the entire town and killing one person. Later on some of the buildings were burned, collapsed, or torn down because of severe damage to the buildings from the tornado.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.27 square miles (3.29 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
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%
2020 982 3.9%
2022 (est.) 946 0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census
2020 Census

Northwood has the highest percentage of Norwegian American ancestry of any city in the United States.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 945 people, 397 households, and 243 families living in the city. The population density was 744.1 inhabitants per square mile (287.3/km2). There were 443 housing units at an average density of 348.8 per square mile (134.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 397 households, of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 45.3 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.6% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 26.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

See also

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