Fessenden, North Dakota

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Population in July 2008: 500. Population change since 2000: -20.0%

Males: 240	(48.2%)
Females: 260	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	43.8 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 58438.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,046 (it was $31,750 in 2000)

Fessenden:	$44,046
North Dakota:	$43,753

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,753

Fessenden:	$24,753
North Dakota:	$24,127

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $48,253 (it was $30,500 in 2000)

Fessenden:	$48,253
North Dakota:	$106,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $56,270; Detached houses: $55,992; Townhouses or other attached units: $101,206; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $73,836; Mobile homes: $20,000

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Races in Fessenden:

White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Fessenden: 70.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (61.3%), Norwegian (30.6%), Irish (5.0%), Swedish (5.0%), Russian (3.7%), English (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1608 feet

Land area: 0.45 square miles.

Population density: 1103 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fessenden

High school or higher: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 3.1%
Mean travel time to work: 10.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fessenden city

Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 59.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 8.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
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:

Fessenden:	1.7% ($504)
North Dakota:	1.8% ($1,247)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND (79.2 miles , pop. 55,532).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (355.9 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (710.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hamberg, ND (3.1 miles) , Cathay, ND (3.5 miles) , Bowdon, ND (3.6 miles) , Harvey, ND (4.1 miles ), Sykeston, ND (4.1 miles) , Hurdsfield, ND (4.5 miles) , Maddock, ND (4.7 miles ), New Rockford, ND (4.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $38,000
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 47.65 N, Longitude: 99.63 W

Area code: 701

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Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-4.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Educational services (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Warehousing and storage (8%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Public administration (12%)
Social assistance (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Health care (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Child care workers (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

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Crime in Fessenden (2006):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
2 burglaries (366.3 per 100,000)
1 larceny count (183.2 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 33.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Crime in Fessenden (2007):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
2 burglaries (385.4 per 100,000)
0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 27.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.00
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Fessenden, North Dakota

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Fessenden-area historical tornado activity is above North Dakota state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/1/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.7 miles away from the Fessenden city center killed one person and injured 26 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/15/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fessenden:

SAINT ALOISIUS MEDICAL CENTER CAH (about 7 miles; HARVEY, ND)
CARRINGTON HEALTH CENTER - CAH (about 37 miles; CARRINGTON, ND)
HEART OF AMERICA MEDICAL CENTER (about 46 miles; RUGBY, ND)

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Airports located in Fessenden:

Fessenden Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 10, Itinerant Ops: 100, Local Ops: 400)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fessenden:

BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 81 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,203)
MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; MINOT, ND; FT enrollment: 2,662)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 121 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; FT enrollment: 9,935)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 134 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 156 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 156 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)

Public high school in Fessenden:

FESSENDEN-BOWDON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 500 2ND ST N; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Fessenden:

FESSENDEN-BOWDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 100; Location: 500 2ND ST N; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)
FESSENDEN-BOWDON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 500 N 2ND ST; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)

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Hotels: Beiseker Mansion (1001 2nd Street Northeast), Additional B & B (1001 2nd Street Northeast), Aj's Motel-Off Sale (401 Highway 15).

Court: Wells County - Courthouse- Clerk Of Court Judge Of Co Court (Po Box 155).

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

CENTRAL PLAINS WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 2397, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-13-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-26-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-29-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-15-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-30-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-13-2005)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Fessenden that have no violations reported:

FESSENDEN CITY OF (Population served: 625, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.3%
Whole state:	64.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	10.3%
Whole state:	11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.0%
Whole state:	4.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fessenden, ND

5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Fessenden compared to North Dakota state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Fessenden (2009 data):

First International Bank & Trust: Fessenden Branch at 78 South Main Street, branch established on 1900-05-15. Info updated 2008-06-03: Bank assets: $955.4 mil, Deposits: $765.8 mil, headquarters in Watford City, ND, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Watford City Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Fessenden mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Wells County North Dakota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)

Religion statistics for Fessenden

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	North American Baptist Conference	Other religions
Adherents	36.9%	35.9%	8.3%	5.9%	13.1%
Congregations	33.3%	16.7%	16.7%	6.7%	26.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		2	$810
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$600
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,080	$24,960	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,080	$24,960	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$4,160	$24,960	9	$1,410

4.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.25%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

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

6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,748 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.90%
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 Cass County, ND	1.58% ($28,655 average AGI)
to Burleigh County, ND	0.81% ($21,067)
to Foster County, ND	0.54% ($33,100)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fessenden:

KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
KHND (1470 AM; 1 kW; HARVEY, ND; Owner: THREE WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFYR (550 AM; 5 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
KBMR (1130 AM; 10 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KHRT (1320 AM; 10 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
KCJB (910 AM; 5 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
KRRZ (1390 AM; 5 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

Fessenden fatal accident list:
Aug 28, 1977 08:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

15 Street Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 104.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN356
880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
Grant Date: 10/11/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy # 150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Jerri L Janjua, 15 Street Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 104.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
James E McDonald, 300 Feet E Of Hwy 30, Approx 1/2 Mi S Of 37th St Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 64 m, Overall height: 68.6 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, Near County Road 1 And 5th Street Ne (Fessenden Site), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Fessenden, ND)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KC0EEY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00230496
Grant Date: 06/27/2008, Expiration Date: 09/25/2018, Certifier: Ermalene A Baltrusch
Registrant: Ermalene A Baltrusch, Box 373, Fessenden, ND 58438
Call Sign: KI0NS, Previous Call Sign: KB0ZZQ, Licensee ID: L00230497
Grant Date: 12/19/2006, Expiration Date: 03/10/2017, Certifier: Lynn A Baltrusch
Registrant: Lynn A Baltrusch, Box 373 314 Hope Ave Ne, Fessenden, ND 58438-0373
Call Sign: WD0DFT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00082884
Grant Date: 03/25/2005, Expiration Date: 04/22/2015, Certifier: Ronald L Lamm
Registrant: Ronald L Lamm, 1233 44th Ave Ne, Fessenden, ND 58438

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 76 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 758RK , Serial Number: R1723298, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 11/17/1979
Registrant (Individual): Dennis G Risovi, 2454 52nd Ave Ne, Fessenden, ND 58438
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7659D , Serial Number: 22-5369, Year manufactured: 1957, Airworthiness Date: 06/25/1957
Registrant (Individual): Wayne A Rice, Po Box 327, Fessenden, ND 58438

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