Dickinson, North Dakota
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As of the census
of 2000, there were 16,010 people, 6,517 households, and 4,020 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,690.7 inhabitants per square mile (652.7/km2). There were 7,033 housing units at an average density of 742.7 per square mile (286.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.16% White, 0.27% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races
, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are German
(54.1%), Norwegian
(14.2%), Czech
(7.5%), Russia
n (7.2%), Irish
(5.5%), English
(3.7%).
There were 6,517 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples
living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,542, and the median income for a family was $41,566. Males had a median income of $30,613 versus $19,951 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $15,975. About 7.1% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
system which includes five elementary schools, a junior high school, Dickinson High School
and an alternative high school. There are also several parochial schools in Dickinson. Trinity East and Trinity West serve as the parochial elementary schools and Dickinson Trinity
has both a junior high school and a high school. Hope Christian Academy is also located in Dickinson.
) provides commercial airline service to Dickinson via Denver, CO. They operate 4 flights per day except on Saturday, when there are only 3 flights. They utilize EMB-120 Brasilia aircraft as well as occasionally utilizing a Beechcraft 1900D, when necessary.
FedEx Express of Memphis, Tennessee
has daily cargo flight service between Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) and Grand Forks International Airport
(GFK). The flights operate Monday through Saturday using Cessna 208B Caravans with Cargomaster cargo pods.
Jefferson Lines
offers regional bus service throughout the Mid-West and stops at the Paragon Lanes Bowling Alley in Dickinson, ND almost daily throughout the week.
AM band
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 16,010 people, 6,517 households, and 4,020 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,690.7 inhabitants per square mile (652.7/km2). There were 7,033 housing units at an average density of 742.7 per square mile (286.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.16% White, 0.27% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(54.1%), Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
(14.2%), Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
(7.5%), Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n (7.2%), Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
(5.5%), English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
(3.7%).
There were 6,517 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,542, and the median income for a family was $41,566. Males had a median income of $30,613 versus $19,951 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $15,975. About 7.1% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
Climate
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| Norm High °F | 24 | 31 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 71 | 58 | 39 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| Norm Low °F | 0 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 40 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 4 | |||||||||||||
K-12
Dickinson is served by the Dickinson Public SchoolsDickinson Public Schools
Dickinson Public Schools is a system of public schools located in Dickinson, North Dakota.-Elementary schools:*****-High schools:*Dickinson High School*...
system which includes five elementary schools, a junior high school, Dickinson High School
Dickinson High School (Dickinson, North Dakota)
Dickinson High School is a public high school located in Dickinson, North Dakota. It currently serves about 890 students and is a part of the Dickinson Public Schools system...
and an alternative high school. There are also several parochial schools in Dickinson. Trinity East and Trinity West serve as the parochial elementary schools and Dickinson Trinity
Trinity High School (Dickinson, North Dakota)
Trinity High School is a Roman Catholic high school located in Dickinson, North Dakota. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck...
has both a junior high school and a high school. Hope Christian Academy is also located in Dickinson.
Transportation
Great Lakes Aviation (which is a codeshare partner with Frontier AirlinesFrontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines, Inc., is an American airline headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The carrier, which is a subsidiary and operating brand of Republic Airways Holdings, operates flights to 83 destinations throughout the United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica and maintains hubs at...
) provides commercial airline service to Dickinson via Denver, CO. They operate 4 flights per day except on Saturday, when there are only 3 flights. They utilize EMB-120 Brasilia aircraft as well as occasionally utilizing a Beechcraft 1900D, when necessary.
FedEx Express of Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
has daily cargo flight service between Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) and Grand Forks International Airport
Grand Forks International Airport
Grand Forks International Airport is a public airport located five miles northwest of the central business district of Grand Forks, a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States...
(GFK). The flights operate Monday through Saturday using Cessna 208B Caravans with Cargomaster cargo pods.
Jefferson Lines
Jefferson Lines
Jefferson Lines is a regional intercity bus company operating in United States. The company's name originates in the Jefferson Highway, a north-south route in the early National Auto Trail system which once ran from Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, south to New Orleans, Louisiana. The service to...
offers regional bus service throughout the Mid-West and stops at the Paragon Lanes Bowling Alley in Dickinson, ND almost daily throughout the week.
Television
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19-5) - 7.1 KQCD/NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
- 9.1 KDSE/PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
Prairie Public Broadcasting - 9.2 KDSE/PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
WorldPBS WorldPBS World is a 24-hour United States over-the-air digital subchannel showing public TV non-fiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries... - 9.3 KDSE/PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
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Lifelong Learning - 38.1 KNDXKNDXKNDX channel 26 and KXND channel 24 are television stations in western North Dakota, owned by Prime Cities Broadcasting, and are affiliated with Fox...
/FoxFox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
Radio
FM band- 88.1 K201FN - rebroadcasts CSNCSNCSN might be an acronym or abbreviation for:Companies* CSN Stores* Calvary Satellite Network* Centrala Studiestödsnämnden...
(ChristianChristian radioChristian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
) - 89.9 KDPRKDPRKDPR is a radio station licensed to Dickinson, North Dakota. The station is owned by Prairie Public Broadcasting, and programs a format consisting of jazz, classical music and news and talk programming.-Translators:...
- North Dakota Public RadioNorth Dakota Public RadioPrairie Public is the public radio network for the state of North Dakota. It is a service of Prairie Public Broadcasting, in partnership with in association with North Dakota State University in Fargo and the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks...
/NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
network (Public radio) - 90.9 K296DT - rebroadcasts KSLTKSLTKSLT known as "Power 107.1" is a radio station licensed to Spearfish, South Dakota serving Rapid City, South Dakota and the surrounding region with a Christian contemporary format. The station is currently owned by Bethesda Christian Broadcasting....
"K-Salt" (Cont. Christian musicContemporary Christian musicContemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
) - 92.1 KZRXKZRXKZRX , known as "Z92", is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format serving Western North Dakota from Dickinson, North Dakota. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
"Z92" (Album Oriented Rock) - 99.1 KCADKCADKCAD is a radio station broadcasting a country format serving Western and Central North Dakota from Dickinson, North Dakota. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.-External links:*...
"Roughrider Country" (CountryCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
) - 103.3 KPAR-LP - low power broadcaster carrying LifeTalk RadioLifetalk RadioLifetalk Radio is a network of 52 radio stations in 23 states featuring Christian music, Bible teaching and other religious programming. Lifetalk Radio headquarters are in Collegedale, Tennessee.-Georgia:*WLOJ-LP, 102.9 FM, Calhoun*W217AW, 91.3 FM, Dalton...
network (Christian TalkChristian radioChristian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
) - 105.7 KDXNKDXNKDXN is a radio station based in Dickinson, North Dakota , and is owned by Totally Amped, LLC. The station is broadcasts a broad-based Adult Hits/Hot AC format...
"The Mix" (Rock/Pop)
AM band
- 1230 KDIXKDIXKDIX is a radio station licensed to serve Dickinson, North Dakota. The station is owned by Starrdak, Inc. It airs a music format featuring a mix of adult contemporary, oldies, and country music...
"Real Country" (OldiesOldiesOldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
/Classic countryClassic countryClassic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
) - 1340 KPOKKPOKKPOK is a radio station licensed to serve Bowman, North Dakota. The station is owned by Tri-State Communications, Inc. It airs a Country music format....
(CountryCountryA country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
/TalkTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
) - 1410 KDKTKDKTKDKT is a radio station that serves as West-Central North Dakota's Fox Sports Radio outlet, as "Fox Sports Radio 1410." KDKT's former call letters were KHOL, which carried an Adult Contemporary format...
"Fox Sports Radio 1410" (Sports/TalkTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
) - 1460 KLTCKLTCKLTC is a radio station broadcasting an Information/classic country format serving Southwestern North Dakota, Southeastern Montana and Northwestern South Dakota from Dickinson, North Dakota. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.KLTC is an ABC Information affiliate and...
(Classic countryClassic countryClassic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
/TalkTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
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Sports
- Dickinson Roughriders of North Dakota American League Baseball
- Dickinson State UniversityDickinson State UniversityDickinson State University is a four-year public university in Dickinson, North Dakota, United States, and is a part of the North Dakota University System...
Blue Hawks
Notable people
- Ernest Viggo AlmquistErnest Viggo Almquist-Biography:Almquist was born in Plum City, Wisconsin. He began his nearly 40 years career in Minneapolis.He hand-painted billboard signs throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. He also did gold leaf lettering and screen-printing...
(1894–1962), commercial artist. - Bennie JoppruBennie JoppruBenjamin Paul Joppru is an American football tight end in the NFL and is currently a free agent. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of the University of Michigan...
, tight end in the National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. - Kellan LutzKellan LutzKellan Christopher Lutz is an American fashion model, and film and television actor, who is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in the Twilight series.-Early life:...
, actor, played Emmett Cullen in TwilightTwilight (2008 film)Twilight is a 2008 American romantic vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's popular novel of the same name. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series...
. - Dorothy StickneyDorothy StickneyDorothy Stickney was a Broadway actress best known for appearing in the long running Life with Father.Born in Dickinson, North Dakota, Stickney attended the North Western Dramatic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
, Broadway actress.