Grand Forks County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Northwood and their reported violations in the past:
NORTHWOOD CITY OF (Population served: 959, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1994 and SEP-02-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-02-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.9%
(8.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 70.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 70.0% for other race residents, 34.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | North Dakota: |  2.3 people |
| This city: | 61.2% | | Whole state: | 64.8% |
| This city: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Northwood, ND
75 people in nursing homes
Northwood compared to North Dakota 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 significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Northwood (2011 data):
- The Citizens State Bank of Finley: Northwood Branch at 220 Main Street South, branch established on 2006/03/06. Info updated 2009/03/25: Bank assets: $120.8 mil, Deposits: $86.0 mil, headquarters in Finley, ND, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bank Holding Company
- American Federal Bank: Northwood Branch at 504 1st Avenue North, branch established on 1995/06/26. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $439.6 mil, Deposits: $363.5 mil, headquarters in Fargo, ND, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
- Alerus Financial, National Association: Northwood Branch at 503 Washington Ave., branch established on 1931/05/29. Info updated 2012/02/24: Bank assets: $1,154.4 mil, Deposits: $988.9 mil, headquarters in Grand Forks, ND, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Alerus Financial Corporation
- McVille State Bank: Northwood Branch at 321 Hwy 15, branch established on 2006/01/01. Info updated 2008/05/16: Bank assets: $40.3 mil, Deposits: $36.7 mil, headquarters in Mcville, ND, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Mcville Financial Services, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%)
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Grand Forks County North Dakota:
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Religion statistics for Northwood (based on Grand Forks County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.92%
| Here | | 60.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 41.2% | 39.2% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% |
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| Congregations | 9.3% | 30.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% | 6.7% |
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| Name | Evangelical Free Church of America | LDS (Mormon) Church | Association of Free Lutheran Congregations | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 7.2% |
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| Congregations | 1.3% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 30.7% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Grand Forks County: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | Here: | 0.30 / 10,000 pop. | | North Dakota: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29 | Grand Forks County: | 4.39 / 10,000 pop. | | North Dakota: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 49 | This county: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Grand Forks County: | 6.5% | | North Dakota: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Grand Forks County: | 29.0% | | State: | 27.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
1 | $3,706 | $44,472 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,608 | $19,296 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $280 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $5,324 | $31,944 | 2 | $600 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,026 | $24,312 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,462 | $17,544 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,872 | $34,464 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
1 | $2,754 | $33,048 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $19,752 | $29,628 | 4 | $880 |
Northwood government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $112,000 ($118.27)
Solid Waste Management: $108,000 ($114.04)
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $128,000 ($135.16)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $702,000 ($741.29)
Water Utilities: $185,000 ($195.35)
Regular Highways: $126,000 ($133.05)
Solid Waste Management: $117,000 ($123.55)
Police Protection: $100,000 ($105.60)
Financial Administration: $96,000 ($101.37)
Local Fire Protection: $15,000 ($15.84)
Housing and Community Development: $5,000 ($5.28)
Sewerage: $5,000 ($5.28)
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $38,000 ($40.13)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $97,000 ($102.43)
- General - Interest on Debt: $18,000 ($19.01)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $45,000 ($47.52)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,000 ($7.39)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $58,000 ($61.25)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $17,000 ($17.95)
Rents: $3,000 ($3.17)
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000 ($1.06)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,444,000 ($1524.82)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,386,000 ($1463.57)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $142,000 ($149.95)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $444,000 ($468.85)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $880,000 ($929.25)
Water Utilities: $260,000 ($274.55)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $269,000 ($284.05)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $49,000 ($51.74)
All Other: $5,000 ($5.28)
- Tax - Property: $103,000 ($108.76)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $67,000 ($70.75)
Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000 ($4.22)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $261,000 ($275.61)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $30,000 ($31.68)
9.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,501 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.44% | | North Dakota average: | 7.27% |
0.61% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,780 average AGI)| Grand Forks County: | 0.61% | | North Dakota average: | 0.22% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,640 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.12% | | North Dakota average: | 7.80% |
0.47% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,181 average AGI)| Grand Forks County: | 0.47% | | North Dakota average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Northwood:
- WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KNOX (1310 AM; 5 kW; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KMAV (1520 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MAYVILLE, ND; Owner: R & J BROADCASTING)
- KCNN (1590 AM; 5 kW; EAST GRAND FORKS, MN; Owner: KRAD, INC.)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KQWB (1660 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
- WDAY (970 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KUND (1370 AM; 1 kW; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA)
- KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Northwood:
- KMAV-FM (105.5 FM; MAYVILLE, ND; Owner: R & J BROADCASTING)
- KJKJ (107.5 FM; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
TV broadcast stations around Northwood:
- KXJB-TV (Channel 4; VALLEY CITY, ND; Owner: CATAMOUNT BROADCASTING OF FARGO LLC)
- KGFE (Channel 2; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KVLY-TV (Channel 11; FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTH DAKOTA TELEVISION LICENSE SUB, L.L.C.)
- WDAZ-TV (Channel 8; DEVILS LAKE, ND; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Northwood)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 18 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Northwood, ND)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KA0IOD
Grant Date: 11/27/1990, Expiration Date: 11/27/2000, Cancellation Date: 11/28/2002
Registrant: Charles W Ostlie, C/O Richard Ostlie, Northwood, ND 58267 - Call Sign: KB0OGU, Licensee ID: L00816174
Grant Date: 04/28/2004, Expiration Date: 07/16/2014, Certifier: Raymond A Nemoseck Jr
Registrant: Raymond A Nemoseck Jr, 3804 10th Ave Ne, Northwood, ND 58267 - Call Sign: KC0SD, Licensee ID: L01345781
Grant Date: 11/28/2007, Expiration Date: 10/15/2017, Certifier: Norman G Bakken
Registrant: Norman G Bakken, Rural Route Ii Box 152, Northwood, ND 58267
FAA Registered Aircraft: 14 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Northwood)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Northwood, ND among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 17 | 84.5 years |
| Clara | 16 | 85.8 years |
| Peter | 15 | 85.2 years |
| Henry | 13 | 85.1 years |
| Alfred | 13 | 83.6 years |
| Arthur | 12 | 80.3 years |
| Cora | 12 | 90.3 years |
| Ida | 11 | 88.1 years |
| Anna | 11 | 81.0 years |
| Mabel | 11 | 84.1 years |
| Most common last names in Northwood, ND among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 33 | 83.6 years |
| Olson | 27 | 78.6 years |
| Peterson | 21 | 79.2 years |
| Hanson | 19 | 76.4 years |
| Halvorson | 18 | 75.8 years |
| Anderson | 15 | 86.3 years |
| Nelson | 13 | 81.3 years |
| Thingelstad | 13 | 84.1 years |
| Bilden | 11 | 76.4 years |
| Ostlie | 11 | 82.6 years |
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