Steele, North Dakota facts for kids
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Steele, North Dakota
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Steele Community Center in Steele
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Location of Steele, North Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Kidder |
| Platted | 1878 |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,864 ft (568 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 665 |
| • Estimate
(2022)
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666 |
| • Density | 1,198.20/sq mi (462.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
58482
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| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-75780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036287 |
Steele is a city in North Dakota, United States. It is also the main town, or county seat, of Kidder County. In 2020, about 665 people lived there.
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Steele's History
Steele was planned out in 1878 by a person named Wilbur F. Steele, and the city was named after him. The town began to grow quickly after the railroad reached this area. A post office has been open in Steele since 1880. The main building for Kidder County was built in 1883.
Steele's Geography
Steele is a small city, covering an area of about 0.57 square miles (1.44 square kilometers). All of this area is land.
Steele's Climate
Steele has a type of weather called a humid continental climate. This means it has warm to hot summers and very cold winters. This kind of climate is common in the Great Plains region.
Record Temperatures in Steele
On July 6, 1936, Steele experienced the hottest temperature ever recorded in North Dakota. It reached an amazing 121 °F (49.4 °C) (49.4 °C). This happened during a very hot period called the 1936 North American heat wave. This temperature was the highest ever recorded so far north in North America for a long time. It was only beaten in 2021 by a tiny bit in Canada.
Summers in Steele are usually warm, with temperatures often reaching around 83 °F (28.3 °C) (28.3 °C). However, it can get hotter, with about 17 to 18 days each summer reaching over 90 °F (32.2 °C) (32.2 °C). Winters are very cold, with January nights averaging around 2 °F (−16.7 °C) (-16.7 °C). Temperatures often drop below zero degrees Fahrenheit (below -18 °C) many times during the winter.
| Climate data for Steele, North Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
64 (18) |
80 (27) |
95 (35) |
110 (43) |
109 (43) |
121 (49) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
95 (35) |
76 (24) |
67 (19) |
121 (49) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 20.5 (−6.4) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
38.0 (3.3) |
54.5 (12.5) |
67.3 (19.6) |
75.8 (24.3) |
81.8 (27.7) |
81.2 (27.3) |
72.0 (22.2) |
56.1 (13.4) |
38.8 (3.8) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
53.0 (11.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.9 (−11.7) |
15.2 (−9.3) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
41.9 (5.5) |
54.3 (12.4) |
63.9 (17.7) |
69.4 (20.8) |
67.8 (19.9) |
58.8 (14.9) |
44.3 (6.8) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
16.3 (−8.7) |
41.6 (5.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 1.4 (−17.0) |
5.5 (−14.7) |
17.5 (−8.1) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
41.4 (5.2) |
52.0 (11.1) |
56.9 (13.8) |
54.5 (12.5) |
45.6 (7.6) |
32.4 (0.2) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
7.5 (−13.6) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −44 (−42) |
−50 (−46) |
−35 (−37) |
−7 (−22) |
11 (−12) |
26 (−3) |
32 (0) |
26 (−3) |
10 (−12) |
−12 (−24) |
−25 (−32) |
−42 (−41) |
−50 (−46) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.63 (16) |
0.61 (15) |
0.95 (24) |
1.41 (36) |
2.81 (71) |
3.43 (87) |
3.36 (85) |
2.57 (65) |
2.12 (54) |
1.81 (46) |
0.86 (22) |
0.80 (20) |
21.36 (543) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.5 (22) |
5.6 (14) |
7.9 (20) |
2.0 (5.1) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (2.0) |
6.2 (16) |
9.0 (23) |
40.1 (102) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 86.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 19.7 |
| Source: NOAA (snow 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
Steele's Population
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 133 | — | |
| 1900 | 185 | 39.1% | |
| 1910 | 500 | 170.3% | |
| 1920 | 550 | 10.0% | |
| 1930 | 519 | −5.6% | |
| 1940 | 721 | 38.9% | |
| 1950 | 762 | 5.7% | |
| 1960 | 847 | 11.2% | |
| 1970 | 696 | −17.8% | |
| 1980 | 796 | 14.4% | |
| 1990 | 762 | −4.3% | |
| 2000 | 761 | −0.1% | |
| 2010 | 715 | −6.0% | |
| 2020 | 665 | −7.0% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 666 | −6.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
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In 2010, there were 715 people living in Steele. These people lived in 316 households. About 27.5% of these households had children under 18. The average age of people in Steele was about 41.9 years old.
See also
In Spanish: Steele (Dakota del Norte) para niños
