Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $475 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $447 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND (100.4 miles , pop. 55,532).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (464.5 miles , pop. 382,618).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (817.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Makoti, ND (2.9 miles)
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Parshall, ND (3.1 miles ),
Ryder, ND (3.9 miles)
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Berthold, ND (4.8 miles ),
Douglas, ND (4.9 miles)
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Des Lacs, ND (4.9 miles ),
New Town, ND (4.9 miles ),
Palermo, ND (5.0 miles)
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Plaza-area historical tornado activity is near North Dakota state average. It is 45% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/5/1955, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.8 miles away from the Plaza city center causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 6/30/1958, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the city center injured 2 peopleand causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Mountrail County (18) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Floods: 5, Snows: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tornado: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Plaza:
MOUNTRAIL COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 32 miles away; STANLEY, ND)
TRINITY HOSPITALS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 34 miles away; MINOT, ND)
TIOGA MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 52 miles away; TIOGA, ND)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Plaza and their reported violations in the past:
PLAZA CITY OF (Population served: 167, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
Public Education - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-08-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-08-1998), St Public Notif received (JAN-28-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine
Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-25-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-25-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-10-2005)
PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-19-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-01-2003)
Notification, Public - In MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-28-2001)
Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1995 and MAY-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-29-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-29-1996), St Public Notif received (MAR-06-1996), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-18-1996), St Compliance achieved (MAY-29-2001)
3 routine major monitoring violations
One minor monitoring violation
4 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 26.4%
(22.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents)
Lakeside State Bank: Paying And Receiving Branch at Plaza Station, branch established on 1955/09/15. Info updated 2008/03/11: Bank assets: $223.5 mil, Deposits: $201.8 mil, headquarters in New Town, ND, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Lakeside Bank Holding Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
Electricity (19%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Mountrail County North Dakota:
2008 Presidential Election results in Mountrail County North Dakota:
Religion statistics for Plaza (based on Mountrail County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.64%
Here
63.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Catholic Church
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
Assemblies of God
United Church of Christ
Adherents
52.7%
24.1%
7.8%
4.8%
4.7%
Congregations
39.3%
14.3%
7.1%
7.1%
10.7%
Name
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Pentecostal Church of God
Southern Baptist Convention
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Other
Adherents
2.0%
1.8%
1.1%
0.5%
0.4%
Congregations
3.6%
3.6%
3.6%
3.6%
7.1%
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: 6
Mountrail County:
9.29 / 10,000 pop.
State:
3.23 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
Mountrail County:
4.65 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:
4.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:
9.29 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.90 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Mountrail County:
10.0%
North Dakota:
7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Mountrail County:
31.3%
State:
27.6%
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
1
$250
Other Government Administration
0
$0
5
$30
Water Supply
0
$0
2
$474
Totals for Government
0
$0
8
$754
5.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,894 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.48%
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:
