Park River, North Dakota facts for kids
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Park River, North Dakota
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Downtown Park River with grain elevators in the background
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| Motto(s):
"The Town With a Heart"
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Location of Park River, North Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Walsh |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.59 sq mi (6.71 km2) |
| • Land | 2.59 sq mi (6.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,424 |
| • Estimate
(2022)
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1,407 |
| • Density | 549.81/sq mi (212.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
58270
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| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-60900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036213 |
| Highways | ND 17 |
Park River is a city in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,424 at the 2020 census. Park River was founded in 1884.
The controversial and often peripatetic father of John D. Rockefeller, William Avery Rockefeller, lived for a time on a 160-acre ranch in Park River that his son had purchased for him. The senior Rockefeller lived in the town through the 1890s, even after the original property was sold by his son in 1889.
In 1903, a Park River blacksmith named Samuel Holland built a motor car called the Holland Special. He built at least five more cars between 1903 and 1908.
Geography
Park River is located at 48°23′44″N 97°44′43″W / 48.39556°N 97.74528°W (48.395443, -97.745375).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.17 square miles (5.62 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 534 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,088 | 103.7% | |
| 1910 | 1,008 | −7.4% | |
| 1920 | 1,114 | 10.5% | |
| 1930 | 1,131 | 1.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,408 | 24.5% | |
| 1950 | 1,692 | 20.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,813 | 7.2% | |
| 1970 | 1,680 | −7.3% | |
| 1980 | 1,844 | 9.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,725 | −6.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,535 | −11.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,403 | −8.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,424 | 1.5% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 1,407 | 0.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
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2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 1,403 people, 643 households, and 360 families living in the city. The population density was 646.5 inhabitants per square mile (249.6/km2). There were 734 housing units at an average density of 338.2 per square mile (130.6/km2). The racial makup of the city was 97.0% White, 1.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4%.
Of the 643 households 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.0% were non-families. 39.7% of households were one person and 20.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.80.
The median age was 49.4 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 27.5% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Park River has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Notable people
- Roger Allin, fourth governor of North Dakota
- Fred Hultstrand, a professional photographer who had Hulstrand Studio in Park River
- Al McIntosh, newspaper editor whose columns are featured in Ken Burns' The War
- William Rockefeller Sr., father of John D. Rockefeller, lived in Park River during the summers from 1881 until at least 1897.
- Paul Thorlakson, a Canadian doctor
See also
In Spanish: Park River (Dakota del Norte) para niños
