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Rolette County

Population in July 2009: 530. Population change since 2000: -1.5%

Males: 257	(48.5%)
Females: 273	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	46.3 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Zip codes: 58366.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $26,158 (it was $27,500 in 2000)

Rolette:	$26,158
North Dakota:	$47,827

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $23,217

Rolette city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $53,641 (it was $42,600 in 2000)

Rolette:	$53,641
North Dakota:	$116,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $54,755; Detached houses: $60,543; Mobile homes: $25,814

Median gross rent in 2009: $237.

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White alone - 357 (64.4%)
American alone - 169 (30.5%)
Hispanic - 17 (3.1%)
Two or more races - 11 (2.0%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Rolette: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (34.6%), German (23.0%), French (14.9%), French Canadian (4.6%), English (4.5%), Swedish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1623 feet

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 527 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rolette:

High school or higher: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
Unemployed: 9.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rolette city:

Never married: 27.3%
Now married: 45.8%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 12.8%
Divorced: 12.1%

12 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.4% Oceania).

This city:	2.2%
North Dakota:	1.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in July 2011

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $833 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $827 (2.1%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND (135.2 miles , pop. 55,532).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (402.7 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (755.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Shell Valley, ND (3.1 miles ), Mylo, ND (3.2 miles) , Belcourt, ND (3.6 miles ), Wolford, ND (3.6 miles) , Overly, ND (3.7 miles) , Dunseith, ND (3.8 miles ), East Dunseith, ND (4.0 miles ), Rolla, ND (4.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $20,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 1 building, cost: $150,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings
2009: 0 buildings
2010: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 48.66 N, Longitude: 99.84 W

Area code: 701

Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	12.0%
North Dakota:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: -101 (-15.8%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Retail trade (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Manufacturing (9%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)

Health care and social assistance (42%)
Retail trade (18%)
Information (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Top executives (4%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secondary school teachers (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Rolette-area historical tornado activity is near North Dakota state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/7/2008, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Rolette city center injured 3 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 6/26/1986, a category F3 tornado 31.0 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Rolette County (20) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 10, Floods: 7, Snows: 5, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tornado: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rolette:

PRESENTATION MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; ROLLA, ND)
P H S INDIAN HOSP AT BELCOURT-QUENTIN N BURDICK (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; BELCOURT, ND)
HEART OF AMERICA MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 30 miles away; RUGBY, ND)

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Airports located in Rolette:

Rolette Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 30, Itinerant Ops: 500, Local Ops: 800)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rolette:

Minot State University (about 73 miles; Minot, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,416)
Bismarck State College (about 136 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 2,710)
University of North Dakota (about 138 miles; Grand Forks, ND; FT enrollment: 10,215)
University of Mary (about 141 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 2,016)
Northland Community and Technical College (about 173 miles; Thief River Falls, MN; FT enrollment: 2,038)
North Dakota State University-Main Campus (about 187 miles; Fargo, ND; FT enrollment: 11,679)
Concordia College at Moorhead (about 190 miles; Moorhead, MN; FT enrollment: 2,740)

Public high school in Rolette:

ROLETTE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 90; Location: 3RD AVE; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Rolette:

ROLETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 84; Location: 3RD AVE; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Library in Rolette:

ROLETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $799; Location: 1015 1ST AVENUE; 3,136 books; 7 state licensed databases)

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Rolette 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 Rolette and their reported violations in the past:

ROLETTE CITY OF (Address: 304 MAIN ST

, Population served: 538, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-25-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-25-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-2000), St Public Notif received (SEP-29-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-02-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-14-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-18-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.9%
(2.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 42.3% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.0 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	58.0%
Whole state:	64.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rolette, ND

43 people in nursing homes
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Rolette compared to North Dakota state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population 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 Rolette (2011 data):

Rolette State Bank: at 209 Main Street, branch established on 01/01/1928. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $3.3 mil, Deposits: $2.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Rolette mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (40%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Rolette County North Dakota:

2008 Presidential Election results in Rolette County North Dakota:

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Religion statistics for Rolette:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 104.68%

Here		104.7%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	83.1%	8.5%	1.7%	1.6%	1.2%
Congregations	26.7%	23.3%	3.3%	3.3%	10.0%

Name	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Mennonite Church USA	Other
Adherents	1.0%	0.9%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%
Congregations	6.7%	3.3%	3.3%	3.3%	16.7%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7

Rolette County:	5.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:	3.23 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5

Rolette County:	3.67 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:	4.89 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 4

This county:	2.94 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.90 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Rolette County:	14.1%
North Dakota:	7.6%

Adult obesity rate:

Rolette County:	37.6%
State:	27.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	23.5%
State:	13.0%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$2,000
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,800	$21,600	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$2,224	$26,688	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$4,342	$52,104	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		12	$1,156
Totals for Government	3	$8,366	$33,464	19	$3,156

Rolette government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $46,000 ($86.79)
Sewerage: $25,000 ($47.17)
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $42,000 ($79.25)
Solid Waste Management: $40,000 ($75.47)

Parks & Recreation: $35,000 ($66.04)

Police Protection: $34,000 ($64.15)

Sewerage: $33,000 ($62.26)

Financial Administration: $24,000 ($45.28)

Regular Highways: $13,000 ($24.53)

Fire Protection: $9,000 ($16.98)

Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($1.89)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $45,000 ($84.91)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $17,000 ($32.08)
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000 ($16.98)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $421,000 ($794.34)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $41,000 ($77.36)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $40,000 ($75.47)
General Support: $11,000 ($20.75)
Tax - NEC: $3,000 ($5.66)
Total Salaries & Wages: $58,000 ($109.43)

3.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,045 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.74%
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 Grand Forks County, ND	0.51% ($18,810 average AGI)
from Ward County, ND	0.51% ($19,667)
from Burleigh County, ND	0.31% ($16,385)

5.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
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 Grand Forks County, ND	0.90% ($22,684 average AGI)
to Ward County, ND	0.52% ($23,364)
to Cass County, ND	0.48% ($22,750)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rolette:

KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
KHRT (1320 AM; 10 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
KZZJ (1450 AM; 1 kW; RUGBY, ND; Owner: RUGBY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KCJB (910 AM; 5 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KRRZ (1390 AM; 5 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KFYR (550 AM; 5 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBMR (1130 AM; 10 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rolette:

KEYA (88.5 FM; BELCOURT, ND; Owner: KEYA, INC.)
KBTO (101.9 FM; BOTTINEAU, ND; Owner: PROGRAMMERS BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rolette:

K20AM (Channel 20; ROLETTE, ETC., ND; Owner: FULL GOSPEL BUSINESSMEN'S FELLOWSHIP)
K51EX (Channel 51; TURTLE MOUNTAIN INDI, ND; Owner: SCHINDLER COMMUNITY TV SERVICE)
K53DH (Channel 53; BELCOURT, ND; Owner: SCHINDLER COMMUNITY TV SERVICES)
K57EY (Channel 57; BELCOURT, ND; Owner: SCHINDLER COMMUNITY TV SERVICES)
K61EF (Channel 61; BELCOURT, ND; Owner: SCHINDLER COMMUNITY TV SERVICES)
K63ER (Channel 63; TURTLE MOUNTAIN INDI, ND; Owner: SCHINDLER COMMUNITY TV SERVICE)
K65FE (Channel 65; TURTLE MOUNTAIN INDI, ND; Owner: SCHINDLER COMMUNITY TV SERVICE)
K55FH (Channel 55; BELCOURT, ND; Owner: SCHINDLER COMMUNITY TV SERVICES)
K59DM (Channel 59; BELCOURT, ND; Owner: SCHINDLER COMMUNITY TV SERVICES)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 100
Total average daily truck traffic: 12
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 100

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

SIGNATURE ON FILE, 1.94 Km E (Lat: 48.660000 Lon: -99.810000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 116.4 m, Overall height: 116.4 m, Licensee ID: L00195077
Registrant: Midcontinent Communications, 405 South 3rd Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5040, Phone: (605) 330-4080
James E McDonald, Near 3934 State Route 66 (Rolette Site) (Lat: 48.659778 Lon: -99.812000), 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:
Jerri L Janjua, Near 3934 State Route 66 (Rolette Site) (Lat: 48.659778 Lon: -99.812000), 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:
Thomas M Heier, 1.94 Km E (Lat: 48.660000 Lon: -99.810000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 116.4 m, Overall height: 116.4 m
Registrant: Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Ave., Nw Ste 800, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 776-2776
1.94 Km E (Lat: 48.660000 Lon: -99.810000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 116.4 m, Overall height: 116.4 m, Licensee ID: L00113601
Registrant: Midcontinent Cable Systems Co Of North Dakota Dba , 24 First Ave Ne, Aberdeen, SD 57402-0910, Phone: (605) 229-1778

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

Thorne Well Field - North Of 90th St Ne (Lat: 48.718917 Lon: -99.942306), Type: Bant, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4.2 m, Call Sign: WQJZ667
Assigned Frequencies: 173.275 MHz
Grant Date: 02/26/2009, Expiration Date: 02/26/2019, Certifier: Kenny Azure
Registrant: Houston Engineering, Inc., 3712 Lockport Street, Bismarck, ND 58503-5535, Phone: (701) 323-0200, Fax: (701) 323-0300, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: KA0QVR, Licensee ID: L01326217
Grant Date: 09/24/2007, Expiration Date: 12/23/2017, Certifier: Kenneth W Tastad
Registrant: Kenneth W Tastad, Rr 1 Box 130, Rolette, ND 58366

FAA Registered Aircraft:

Aircraft: PA-34-200T (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 42HH , Serial Number: 34-7770093, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 05/25/1993
Registrant (Individual): Harlow M Hageness, Po Box 399, Rolette, ND 58366
Aircraft: J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6494H , Serial Number: 19676, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Individual): Eugene Martinson, , Rolette, ND 58366

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 78
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Rolette

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Rolette, ND

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Rolette, ND among deceased individuals
John	11	78.8 years
Mary	9	84.4 years
Alice	8	82.9 years
William	8	77.5 years
Anna	7	85.7 years
James	6	77.2 years
Albert	6	85.0 years
Joseph	6	78.3 years
Marie	6	85.2 years
Howard	5	74.4 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Rolette, ND among deceased individuals
Johnson	18	81.8 years
Thompson	14	80.9 years
Thomas	9	58.1 years
Tastad	8	80.7 years
Beaver	8	75.0 years
Leonard	8	80.5 years
Olson	7	81.3 years
Amble	6	83.7 years
Graber	6	65.0 years
Armstrong	6	73.3 years

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