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Drake, ND map Population (year 2000): 322. Estimated population in July 2006: 282 (-12.4% change)
 

Males: 159  (49.4%)
Females: 163  (50.6%)

McHenry County

Median resident age:  51.3 years
North Dakota median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 58736.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,500 (it was $22,813 in 2000)
Drake  $27,500
North Dakota:  $41,030

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $16,800 (it was $16,000 in 2000)
Drake  $16,800
North Dakota:  $88,600

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Races in Drake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)

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Ancestries: German (56.2%), Norwegian (9.9%), Russian (8.7%), French (3.1%), English (2.8%), Ukrainian (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1682 feet

Land area: 1.97 square miles.

Population density: 145 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Drake

  • High school or higher: 64.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Drake city

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 14.3%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

13 residents are foreign born (2.8% North America, 1.2% Europe).

This city:  4.0%
North Dakota:  1.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Drake:  1.3% ($208)
North Dakota:  1.7% ($1,247)
Drake satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND (81.7 miles , pop. 55,532).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (529.2 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (968.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Anamoose, ND (9.4 miles ), Kief, ND (10.7 miles) , Balfour, ND (11.3 miles) , Martin, ND (18.9 miles) , Karlsruhe, ND (20.7 miles) , Butte, ND (21.0 miles) , Bergen, ND (24.4 miles) , Balta, ND (28.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $64,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 47.92 N, Longitude: 100.37 W


Area code: 701

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Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-10.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (36%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Truck transportation (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
  • Carpenters (13%)
  • Electricians (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)


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Drake-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Dakota state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 39.3 miles away from the Drake city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/1/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 61.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 26 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Drake:
  • HEART OF AMERICA MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; RUGBY, ND)
  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 44 miles; TURTLE LAKE, ND)
  • SAINT ALOISIUS MEDICAL CENTER CAH (about 46 miles; HARVEY, ND)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Drake:
  • MINOT INTL (about 66 miles; MINOT, ND; ID: MOT)
  • MINOT AFB (about 76 miles; MINOT, ND; ID: MIB)
  • BISMARCK MUNI (about 84 miles; BISMARCK, ND; ID: BIS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Drake:
  • TOWNER MUNI (about 30 miles; TOWNER, ND; ID: D61)
  • HARVEY MUNI (about 33 miles; HARVEY, ND; ID: 5H4)
  • MC CLUSKY MUNI (about 34 miles; MC CLUSKY, ND; ID: 7G2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Drake:
  • MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MINOT, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 84 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 213 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 229 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; FT enrollment: 9,935)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 245 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 277 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
Public high school in Drake:
  • DRAKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 75; Location: 411 MAIN; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Drake:
  • DRAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: 411 MAIN; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Drake:
  • DRAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $843; Location: 5TH AVENUE & MAIN STREET; 7,000 books; 7 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Drake and their reported violations in the past:

DRAKE CITY OF (Population served: 322, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-06-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-06-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-03-2005)

Average household size:
This city:  2.0 people
North Dakota:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.9%
Whole state:  64.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.2%
Whole state:  11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.4%
Whole state:  4.9%

Drake compared to North Dakota state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Drake (2007 data):
  • United Community Bank of North Dakota: Drake Branch at 120 Main Street, branch established on 1994-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $125.9 mil, Deposits: $109.1 mil, headquarters in Leeds, ND, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Leeds Holding Company



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$190
Water Supply 1$2,936$35,2320$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$552
Totals for Government 1$2,936$35,2326$742



5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,115 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.96%
North Dakota average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ward County, ND  2.34% ($25,706 average AGI)


7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,700 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.65%
North Dakota average:  7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ward County, ND  3.11% ($25,536 average AGI)
to Burleigh County, ND  0.54% ($32,750)


Strongest AM radio stations in Drake:
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KHRT (1320 AM; 10 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFYR (550 AM; 5 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBMR (1130 AM; 10 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KCJB (910 AM; 5 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRRZ (1390 AM; 5 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KHND (1470 AM; 1 kW; HARVEY, ND; Owner: THREE WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZZJ (1450 AM; 1 kW; RUGBY, ND; Owner: RUGBY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)



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