Page, North Dakota
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As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 225 people, 101 households, and 61 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,259.1 people per square mile (482.6/km²). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 699.5 per square mile (268.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.11% White, 0.44% Native American, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.56% of the population.

There were 101 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% 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 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,833, and the median income for a family was $37,143. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $16,692. About 1.8% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.2% of those sixty five or over.

Law and government

The city is governed by a mayor and a four-member city council. The current mayor is Shane Larck. The current city council president is Tom Atkinson and the vice president is Richard Bjerke. Other council members are Dan Ever and Chris Kleven.

Education

Page is part of the Hope-Page School District. Students attend elementary school
Elementary school
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 (K
Kindergarten
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-6) in Page while students attend middle school through high school (7-12) in the neighboring town of Hope
Hope, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 303 people, 131 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was 491.0 people per square mile . There were 155 housing units at an average density of 251.1 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 98.68% White, 0.33%...

. The school mascot
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 is the Sparta
Sparta
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ns, recently changed from the Wolverines due to a recent cooperation of sports programs between Hope-Page High School and Finley-Sharon High School.

Notable people

  • Louis B. Hanna, congressman, 11th Governor of North Dakota.
  • Matthew Mechtel
    Matthew Mechtel
    Matthew Mechtel was the 2006 Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota, and Chairman of the Northern Crops Council, the governing board of the Northern Crops Institute...

    , Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in the 2006 general election
    United States House elections, 2006
    - House of Representatives prior to the election :As of November 7, 2006, the U.S. House of the 109th Congress was composed of 229 Republicans, 201 Democrats and 1 Independent . There were also four vacancies...

    , lost to Earl Pomeroy
    Earl Pomeroy
    Earl Pomeroy is a lobbyist and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 until 2011. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party.- Early life, education and career :...

    .

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