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Barnes County

Population in 2011: 118. Population change since 2000: -7.8%
 

Males: 68  (57.6%)
Females: 50  (42.4%)

Median resident age:  41.3 years
North Dakota median age:  44.8 years

Zip code: 58063

Estimated median household income in 2009: $35,428 (it was $28,125 in 2000)
Oriska:

$35,428
North Dakota:

$47,827
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,340

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $34,155 (it was $24,400 in 2000)
Oriska:

$34,155
North Dakota:

$116,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $45,174; Detached houses: $42,626; Mobile homes: $54,940

Median gross rent in 2009: $458.

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  • White alone - 112 (94.9%)
  • Hispanic - 5 (4.2%)
  • Two or more races - 1 (0.8%)

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Oriska: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (63.3%), Norwegian (34.4%), United States (10.9%), Dutch (1.6%), English (1.6%), Irish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1265 feet

Land area: 0.28 square miles.

Population density: 427 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Oriska:

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 13.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oriska city:

  • Never married: 33.3%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
North Dakota:  1.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $450 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $242 (1.0%)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fargo, ND (46.5 miles , pop. 90,599).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (256.4 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (610.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Tower City, ND (2.3 miles ), Valley City, ND (3.2 miles ), Buffalo, ND (3.4 miles ), Fingal, ND (3.4 miles) , Ayr, ND (4.0 miles) , Alice, ND (4.0 miles) , Nome, ND (4.2 miles) , Page, ND (4.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $40,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 46.93 N, Longitude: 97.79 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 701

Oriska household income distribution Oriska home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

3.0%
North Dakota:

2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +25 (+24.3%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Retail trade (26%)
  • Manufacturing (23%)
  • Construction (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (25%)
  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (26%)
  • Construction laborers (16%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (7%)


Average climate in Oriska, North Dakota

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Tornado activity:

Oriska-area historical tornado activity is significantly above North Dakota state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/20/1957, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.9 miles away from the Oriska city center killed 10 people and injured 103 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/18/2004, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.8 miles away from the city center caused $2 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Oriska-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Dakota state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Barnes County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 11, Floods: 10, Snows: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Oriska:

  • SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; FARGO, ND)
  • FARGO VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 38 miles away; FARGO, ND)
  • JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 45 miles away; JAMESTOWN, ND)

Political contributions by individuals in Oriska, ND

Airports located in Oriska:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oriska:

  • North Dakota State University-Main Campus (about 47 miles; Fargo, ND; Full-time enrollment: 11,679)
  • Concordia College at Moorhead (about 49 miles; Moorhead, MN; FT enrollment: 2,740)
  • Minnesota State University-Moorhead (about 49 miles; Moorhead, MN; FT enrollment: 5,882)
  • University of North Dakota (about 77 miles; Grand Forks, ND; FT enrollment: 10,215)
  • Minnesota State Community and Technical College (about 92 miles; Fergus Falls, MN; FT enrollment: 3,462)
  • Northland Community and Technical College (about 113 miles; Thief River Falls, MN; FT enrollment: 2,038)
  • University of Mary (about 141 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 2,016)

Public elementary/middle schools in Oriska:

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Barnes 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 Oriska and their reported violations in the past:

ORISKA CITY OF (Population served: 128, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2000), St Public Notif received (FEB-22-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - Between MAR-25-1999 and APR-25-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-29-1999)
  • Notification, Public - Between MAY-11-1998 and JUN-11-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-1998)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-01-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-1998)
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.4%

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
North Dakota:  2.3 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.7%
Whole state:  64.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oriska, ND


Oriska compared to North Dakota state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Oriska travel time to work - commute


Oriska mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Barnes County North Dakota:




2008 Presidential Election results in Barnes County North Dakota:


Detailed 2008 election results.


Religion statistics for Oriska (based on Barnes County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 77.23%
Here77.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAssociation of Free Lutheran CongregationsChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents41.6%30.0%8.0%5.7%3.5%
Congregations37.8%16.2%8.1%5.4%2.7%
NameUnited Church of ChristLutheran ChurchAssemblies of GodLDS (Mormon) ChurchOther
Adherents2.9%1.9%1.4%1.2%3.8%
Congregations2.7%2.7%5.4%2.7%16.2%
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: 5
This county:

4.65 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:

3.23 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
This county:

4.65 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:

4.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 16
Barnes County:

14.87 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:

8.90 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.9%
North Dakota:

7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

27.7%
North Dakota:

27.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Barnes County:

12.9%
State:

13.0%

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 4$613
Other Government Administration 0$0 15$225
Totals for Government 0$0 19$838

Oriska government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $11,000 ($93.22)
    Sewerage: $3,000 ($25.42)
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($169.49)
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000 ($93.22)
    General - Other: $5,000 ($42.37)
    Sewerage: $2,000 ($16.95)
    Regular Highways: $2,000 ($16.95)
    Central Staff Services: $1,000 ($8.47)
    Financial Administration: $1,000 ($8.47)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $27,000 ($228.81)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $18,000 ($152.54)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000 ($42.37)
    All Other: $3,000 ($25.42)
    General Support: $2,000 ($16.95)
  • Tax - Property: $3,000 ($25.42)
    NEC: $2,000 ($16.95)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $21,000 ($177.97)

5.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.40%
North Dakota average:

7.27%

0.23% of residents moved from foreign countries ($100 average AGI)
Barnes County:

0.23%
North Dakota average:

0.22%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cass County, ND  1.22% ($23,346 average AGI)
from Stutsman County, ND  0.63% ($29,111)
from Ransom County, ND  0.23% ($21,500)


7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,181 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.12%
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  1.96% ($22,835 average AGI)
to Stutsman County, ND  0.76% ($27,000)
to Burleigh County, ND  0.44% ($22,053)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oriska:

  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KOVC (1490 AM; 1 kW; VALLEY CITY, ND; Owner: SIOUX VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
  • WDAY (970 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
  • KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KQWB (1660 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KVOX (1280 AM; 5 kW; MOORHEAD, MN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KQLX (890 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LISBON, ND; Owner: SHEYENNE VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oriska:

  • KQDJ-FM (101.1 FM; VALLEY CITY, ND; Owner: SIOUX VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KDAM (104.7 FM; HOPE, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDAY-FM (93.7 FM; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFNW-FM (97.9 FM; FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KKBX (101.9 FM; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KPFX (107.9 FM; FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KDSU (91.9 FM; FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KFBN (88.7 FM; FARGO, ND; Owner: FARGO BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • KVMI (103.9 FM; ARTHUR, ND; Owner: VISION MEDIA INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Oriska:

  • KXJB-TV (Channel 4; VALLEY CITY, ND; Owner: CATAMOUNT BROADCASTING OF FARGO LLC)
  • WDAY-TV (Channel 6; FARGO, ND; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
  • KFME (Channel 13; FARGO, ND; Owner: PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVLY-TV (Channel 11; FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTH DAKOTA TELEVISION LICENSE SUB, L.L.C.)
  • KVRR (Channel 15; FARGO, ND; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

1
  • ND03_ValleyCity, Sw 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 17, Township 140 N, Range 57 W (Lat: 46.935667 Lon: -97.894972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: KNKA822
    Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
    Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

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  • William J Hackett, Sw 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 17, Township 140 N, Range 57 W (Lat: 46.935667 Lon: -97.894972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
    Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:
  • Gene A DeJordy, Sw 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 17, Township 140 N, Range 57 W (Lat: 46.935667 Lon: -97.894972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
    Registrant: Western Wireless Corporation, 401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 654-5980
  • Gene A DeJordy, Sw 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 17, Township 140 N, Range 57 W (Lat: 46.935667 Lon: -97.894972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
    Registrant: Western Wireless Corporation, 401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 654-5980
  • Gene A DeJordy, Sw 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 17, Township 140 N, Range 57 W (Lat: 46.935667 Lon: -97.894972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
    Registrant: Western Wireless Corporation, 401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 654-5980
  • Gene A DeJordy, Sw 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 17, Township 140 N, Range 57 W (Lat: 46.935667 Lon: -97.894972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
    Registrant: Western Wireless Corporation, 401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 654-5980

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • VAL CITY MW, Sw 1/4 Se 1/4 Section 17, Township 140 N, Range 57 W (Lat: 46.935667 Lon: -97.894972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WPYS527
    Assigned Frequencies: 6404.79 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/15/2003, Expiration Date: 10/15/2013, Certifier: Gene A Dejordy Esq
    Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

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  • Call Sign: KB0KFU
    Grant Date: 05/05/1992, Expiration Date: 05/05/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2004
    Registrant: Larry K Bietz, Oriska, ND 58063
  • Call Sign: KB0RTR, Licensee ID: L00963554
    Grant Date: 01/10/2005, Expiration Date: 03/29/2015, Certifier: Anthony J Yanish
    Registrant: Anthony J Yanish, 510 9th Ave, Oriska, ND 58063-4116
  • Call Sign: KB0SII, Licensee ID: L01053780
    Grant Date: 08/19/2005, Expiration Date: 04/28/2015, Certifier: Sebastian E Ertelt
    Registrant: Sebastian E Ertelt, Rr 1, Oriska, ND 58063
  • Call Sign: KI0FH, Previous Call Sign: KA0DFR, Licensee ID: L00439532
    Grant Date: 12/27/2001, Expiration Date: 03/24/2012, Certifier: Raymond M Triebold
    Registrant: Raymond M Triebold, 405 3rd Ave, Oriska, ND 58063
  • Call Sign: N0SCP
    Grant Date: 04/21/1992, Expiration Date: 04/21/2002, Cancellation Date: 04/22/2004
    Registrant: T R Trautmann, 607 2nd Ave, Oriska, ND 58063

FAA Registered Aircraft:

2
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 66384 , Serial Number: 15076008, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 08/20/1974
    Registrant (Individual): John O Jr Anderson, 3730 123rd Ave Se, Oriska, ND 58063
  • Aircraft: CESSNA A188 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 96 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 9702V , Serial Number: 188-0152, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 10/22/1966
    Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Rr 1 Box 24, Oriska, ND 58063


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 2

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