Pick City, North Dakota

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Population in July 2008: 157. Population change since 2000: -5.4%

Males: 78	(50.0%)
Females: 79	(50.0%)

Median resident age:	42.0 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Zip code: 58545

Estimated median household income in 2008: $52,426 (it was $36,563 in 2000)

Pick City:	$52,426
North Dakota:	$45,685

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $26,020

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $83,397 (it was $50,000 in 2000)

Pick City:	$83,397
North Dakota:	$112,500

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Races in Pick City:

White Non-Hispanic (87.3%)
Two or more races (9.0%)
American Indian (4.8%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Pick City: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (61.4%), Irish (16.9%), Russian (16.3%), Norwegian (12.7%), Swedish (12.7%), English (4.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 1952 feet

Land area: 0.17 square miles.

Population density: 900 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Pick City

High school or higher: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 35.8%
Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pick City city

Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 70.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 5.1%

4 residents are foreign born (2.4% Europe).

This city:	2.4%
North Dakota:	1.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

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

Pick City:	1.1% ($555)
North Dakota:	1.8% ($1,247)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND (57.9 miles , pop. 55,532).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (429.3 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (781.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Riverdale, ND (2.0 miles ), Garrison, ND (3.2 miles ), Coleharbor, ND (3.3 miles) , Stanton, ND (3.7 miles ), Underwood, ND (3.9 miles ), Hazen, ND (4.1 miles ), White Shield, ND (4.6 miles ), Beulah, ND (4.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $56,000
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 1 building, cost: $61,000
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,500
2001: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $57,500
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $45,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 47.51 N, Longitude: 101.46 W

Area code: 701

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Population change in the 1990s: -36 (-17.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (27%)
Accommodation and food services (23%)
Gasoline stations (9%)
Utilities (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Public administration (9%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (24%)
Food and beverage stores (19%)
Gasoline stations (10%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Health care (10%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (27%)
Plant and system operators (18%)
Construction laborers (14%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other transportation workers (9%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Cashiers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)

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Pick City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Dakota state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/5/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the Pick City city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/18/1956, a category 3 tornado 14.3 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Pick City:

GARRISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - CAH (about 10 miles; GARRISON, ND)
SAKAKAWEA MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (about 17 miles; HAZEN, ND)
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 28 miles; TURTLE LAKE, ND)

Local government website: PICKCITYND.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pick City:

MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; MINOT, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 62 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,203)
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 200 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 206 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; FT enrollment: 9,935)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 215 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 237 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)

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

PICK CITY CITY OF (Address: 18 1ST LN SE, Population served: 166, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-13-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-25-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-21-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-04-2004)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2004)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.2%
Whole state:	64.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	9.0%
Whole state:	11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pick City, ND

Pick City compared to North Dakota state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly above 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 below state average.
Renting 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County North Dakota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%) Electricity (19%) Coal or coke (12%) Utility gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Pick City

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 95.59%

Here		95.6%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
Adherents	43.3%	23.7%	14.2%	3.6%	3.5%
Congregations	25.0%	7.1%	14.3%	7.1%	7.1%

Name	Assemblies of God	North American Baptist Conference	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Other
Adherents	3.4%	3.1%	1.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Congregations	7.1%	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	21.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$1,152
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$120
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$135
Streets and Highways	1	$4,310	$51,720	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$90
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$677
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$77
Totals for Government	1	$4,310	$51,720	11	$2,251

Pick City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $18,000
Sewerage: $4,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $84,000
Water Utilities: $29,000

Police Protection: $18,000

Solid Waste Management: $16,000

Financial Administration: $13,000

Regular Highways: $5,000

Sewerage: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000

General Public Buildings: $2,000

Central Staff Services: $2,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000

Property Sale Other: $3,000

Special Assessments: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $121,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $29,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $61,000
Highways: $6,000
Tax - Property: $8,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $90,000

5.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,857 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.18%
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 Burleigh County, ND	0.62% ($42,150 average AGI)
from Morton County, ND	0.34% ($36,000)
from Stark County, ND	0.31% ($48,200)

7.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.52%
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 Burleigh County, ND	1.98% ($26,818 average AGI)
to Cass County, ND	0.51% ($30,294)
to Morton County, ND	0.45% ($33,267)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pick City:

KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KHRT (1320 AM; 10 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
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.)
KFYR (550 AM; 5 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KHOL (1410 AM; 1 kW; BEULAH, ND; Owner: TWO GUYS BROADCASTING, 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.)
KLTC (1460 AM; 5 kW; DICKINSON, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KEYZ (660 AM; 5 kW; WILLISTON, ND; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pick City:

KYYX (97.1 FM; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMPR (88.9 FM; MINOT, ND; Owner: PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Pick City:

KXMC-TV (Channel 13; MINOT, ND; Owner: REITEN TELEVISION, INC.)
KXND (Channel 24; MINOT, ND; Owner: PRIME CITIES BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSRE (Channel 6; MINOT, ND; Owner: PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5

Pick City on our top lists:

#66 (58545) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scandinavian first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"

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