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Reeder
An old bank in Reeder
An old bank in Reeder
Location of Reeder, North Dakota
Location of Reeder, North Dakota
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Adams
Founded 1908
Incorporated 1909
Area
 • Total 0.69 sq mi (1.78 km2)
 • Land 0.69 sq mi (1.78 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,812 ft (857 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 125
 • Estimate 
(2022)
120
 • Density 181.95/sq mi (70.29/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
58649
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-65900
GNIS feature ID 1036232

Reeder is a city in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census.

Reeder was founded in 1907 along the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and named after E. O. Reeder, the railroad's assistant chief engineer. Reeder is a stop along the old Yellowstone Trail, the first transcontinental automobile highway in the Northern United States.

A strain of wheat developed by the North Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station has been named after the town.

History

In 1907, two brothers, Albert and Charles Leff, founded and operated a post office, among other enterprises, one and one-half miles east of the present town of Reeder. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad later platted the current townsite and named it Reeder. The Leff post office was relocated to the new town March 13, 1908, and the name Leff was used until July 1, 1908.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.61 km2), all land. The city is located along U.S. Highway 12 at its junction with North Dakota Highway 22.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 198
1920 258 30.3%
1930 395 53.1%
1940 263 −33.4%
1950 339 28.9%
1960 321 −5.3%
1970 306 −4.7%
1980 355 16.0%
1990 252 −29.0%
2000 181 −28.2%
2010 162 −10.5%
2020 125 −22.8%
2022 (est.) 120 −25.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
2020 Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 162 people, 90 households, and 42 families residing in the city. The population density was 261.3 inhabitants per square mile (100.9/km2). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 183.9 per square mile (71.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.7% White, 0.6% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.6% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 90 households, of which 14.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 53.3% were non-families. 47.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.80 and the average family size was 2.52.

The median age in the city was 56.5 years. 13.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 36.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.9% male and 48.1% female.

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