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Steele County

Population in July 2007: 89. Population change since 2000: -14.7%
 

Males: 49  (56.0%)
Females: 40  (44.0%)

Median resident age:  50.6 years
North Dakota median age:  36.2 years

Zip code: 58277


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,103 (it was $24,583 in 2000)
Sharon:  $34,103
North Dakota:  $43,753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $21,832 (it was $13,800 in 2000)
Sharon:  $21,832
North Dakota:  $106,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $34,056; Detached houses: $34,943; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in Sharon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • American Indian (5.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Sharon: 67.4 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (60.6%), German (30.3%), Swedish (8.3%), French (6.4%), United States (6.4%), Russian (4.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1510 feet

Land area: 1.54 square miles.

Population density: 58 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Sharon

  • High school or higher: 79.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 10.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sharon city

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 16.1%
  • Divorced: 4.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
North Dakota:  1.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Sharon:  1.7% ($237)
North Dakota:  1.8% ($1,247)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fargo, ND (71.7 miles , pop. 90,599).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (286.5 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (640.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Finley, ND (2.6 miles ), Aneta, ND (2.7 miles ), Cooperstown, ND (3.9 miles ), McVille, ND (4.2 miles ), Northwood, ND (4.2 miles ), Hatton, ND (4.5 miles ), Hope, ND (4.6 miles ), Binford, ND (4.6 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: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 47.60 N, Longitude: 97.90 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 701

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Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-7.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (30%)
  • Repair and maintenance (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (40%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Music stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Electricians (9%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Religious workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
  • Food processing workers (12%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)



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Sharon-area historical tornado activity is significantly above North Dakota state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/21/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Sharon city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/21/1987, a category 3 tornado 7.5 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sharon:
  • NELSON COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM - CAH (about 17 miles; MCVILLE, ND)
  • NORTHWOOD DEACONESS HEALTH CENTER-CAH (about 18 miles; NORTHWOOD, ND)
  • COOPERSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (about 25 miles; COOPERSTOWN, ND)

Political contributions by individuals in Sharon, ND

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sharon:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 63 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 82 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 82 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 111 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 142 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)

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

SHARON CITY OF (Population served: 109, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  1.9 people
North Dakota:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  52.6%
Whole state:  64.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.4%
Whole state:  11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  0.9%
Whole state:  4.9%


Sharon compared to North Dakota state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Sharon (2009 data):
  • First State Bank of Sharon: First State Bank Of Sharon at 312 Main Street, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $42.6 mil, Deposits: $32.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Sharon Holding Company, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Steele County North Dakota:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (54%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)


Religon statistics for Sharon

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents75.5%12.6%3.6%3.0%5.3%
Congregations61.9%9.5%4.8%9.5%14.3%
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.


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
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$90
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$300
Water Supply 0$0 1$400
Electric Power 0$0 1$400
Totals for Government 0$0 6$1,190



4.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.15%
North Dakota average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.75%
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  2.42% ($26,350 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sharon:
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KMAV (1520 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MAYVILLE, ND; Owner: R & J BROADCASTING)
  • KNOX (1310 AM; 5 kW; GRAND FORKS, ND; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
  • KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KCNN (1590 AM; 5 kW; EAST GRAND FORKS, MN; Owner: KRAD, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WDAY (970 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sharon:
  • KQDJ-FM (101.1 FM; VALLEY CITY, ND; Owner: SIOUX VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Sharon:
  • 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)


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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