Tower City, North Dakota
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Population change since 2000: +5.2%
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| Males: 133 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 132 |  (49.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 42.2 years |
| North Dakota median age: | 35.5 years |
Zip codes: 58071.
| Tower City: | $61,512 |
| ND: | $64,577 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $38,918 (it was $15,652 in 2000)
Tower City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $140,964 (it was $59,200 in 2000)
| Tower City: | $140,964 |
| ND: | $205,400 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $139,831; detached houses: $138,894; mobile homes: $138,025
Median gross rent in 2019: $450.
(7.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tower City, ND
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- 31897.2%White alone
- 30.9%American Indian alone
- 20.6%Hispanic
Races in Tower City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Norwegian (37.4%), German (24.4%), American (14.6%), Scandinavian (4.9%), French Canadian (4.1%), European (3.3%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1172 feet
Land area: 2.08 square miles.
Population density: 127 people per square mile (very low).
2 residents are foreign born
| This city: | 0.8% |
| North Dakota: | 1.9% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $992 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,163 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fargo, ND 
(41.1 miles , pop. 90,599).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (251.5 miles , pop. 382,618).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (605.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Oriska, ND (2.3 miles),
Buffalo, ND (2.4 miles ),
), Ayr, ND (3.5 miles),
Fingal, ND (3.5 miles),
Alice, ND (3.5 miles),
Embden, ND (3.8 miles),
Wheatland, ND (3.9 miles),
Latitude: 46.92 N, Longitude: 97.68 W
Area code: 701
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1999: 1 building, cost: $135,000
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $50,000
- 2002: 1 building, cost: $50,000
- 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $132,500
- 2005: 1 building, cost: $75,000
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $87,500
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $140,000
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $145,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $226,800
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $180,000
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2018: 4 buildings, average cost: $145,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $150,000
| Here: | 3.1% |
| North Dakota: | 4.1% |
- Accommodation & food services (16.3%)
- Health care (15.6%)
- Educational services (13.3%)
- Construction (8.9%)
- Public administration (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.4%)
- Construction (17.9%)
- Public administration (11.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.0%)
- Machinery (9.0%)
- Repair & maintenance (9.0%)
- Health care (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (26.5%)
- Health care (25.0%)
- Educational services (22.1%)
- Finance & insurance (11.8%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.9%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (2.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (2.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.2%)
- Other financial specialists (4.4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.4%)
- Teachers, secondary school (3.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.0%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.0%)
- Other financial specialists (8.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8.8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7.4%)
- Teachers, secondary school (7.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
Average climate in Tower City, North Dakota
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Tower City-area historical tornado activity is above North Dakota state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/20/1957, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the Tower City 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 34.8 miles away from the city center caused $2 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Tower City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Dakota state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 116.7 miles away from Tower City center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 646.6 miles away from Tower City center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 205.3 miles away from Tower City center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 108.8 miles away from the city center
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 87.6 miles away from Tower City center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 219.9 miles away from Tower City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Cass County (32) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 26
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 27, Storms: 12, Snows: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Tower City:
- OPEN DOOR CENTER #5 (Hospital, about 15 miles away; VALLEY CITY, ND)
- MERCY HOSPITAL OF VALLEY CITY Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; VALLEY CITY, ND)
- OPEN DOOR CTR-CHILDRENS PROG #1 (Hospital, about 16 miles away; VALLEY CITY, ND)
- OPEN DOOR CENTER #4 (Hospital, about 16 miles away; VALLEY CITY, ND)
- SHEYENNE CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; VALLEY CITY, ND)
- CITY COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT (Home Health Center, about 16 miles away; VALLEY CITY, ND)
- MERCY HOME CARE SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 16 miles away; VALLEY CITY, ND)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tower City:
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus (about 42 miles; Fargo, ND; Full-time enrollment: 12,680)
- Concordia College at Moorhead (about 44 miles; Moorhead, MN; FT enrollment: 2,767)
- Minnesota State University-Moorhead (about 44 miles; Moorhead, MN; FT enrollment: 6,096)
- North Dakota State College of Science (about 68 miles; Wahpeton, ND; FT enrollment: 2,318)
- University of North Dakota (about 75 miles; Grand Forks, ND; FT enrollment: 12,858)
- Minnesota State Community and Technical College (about 87 miles; Fergus Falls, MN; FT enrollment: 4,863)
- Northern State University (about 109 miles; Aberdeen, SD; FT enrollment: 2,203)
Public high school in Tower City:
- MAPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 143, Location: 207 BROADWAY, Grades: 7-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Tower City:
Points of interest:
Notable location: Tower City Fire Protection District (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tower City and their reported violations in the past:
TOWER CITY CITY OF (Population served: 253, Purch groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2014 and MAR-2014, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-01-2014), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-2014), St Public Notif received (MAY-29-2014)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2013 and DEC-2013, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-30-2014), St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2014)
- One routine major monitoring violation
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.3 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 67.9% |
| Whole state: | 60.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 9.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
For population 15 years and over in Tower City:
- Never married: 16.8%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 13.7%
For population 25 years and over in Tower City:
- High school or higher: 99.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 7.2 |
| North Dakota average: | 9.7 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Tower City, ND (based on Cass County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 46,444 | 71 |
| Catholic | 26,438 | 14 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 14,318 | 44 |
| Other | 1,805 | 10 |
| Orthodox | 50 | 1 |
| None | 60,723 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 19
| Cass County: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 50
| This county: | 3.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Dakota: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 98
| This county: | 7.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Dakota: | 8.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Cass County: | 6.3% |
| North Dakota: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 26.0% |
| State: | 27.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Cass County: | 11.1% |
| State: | 13.0% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 1 | $180 | |
| Financial Administration | 0 | $0 | 1 | $550 | |
| Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 2 | $730 | |
Tower City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $80,000 ($301.89)
Water Utilities: $39,000 ($147.17)
General - Other: $38,000 ($143.40)
Solid Waste Management: $28,000 ($105.66)
Financial Administration: $9,000 ($33.96)
Local Fire Protection: $6,000 ($22.64)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($15.09)
Sewerage: $3,000 ($11.32)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $3,000 ($11.32)
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($37.74)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $12,000 ($45.28)
Tower City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($71.70)
Regular Highways: $7,000 ($26.42)
Sewerage: $6,000 ($22.64)
Other: $5,000 ($18.87)
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $29,000 ($109.43)
General Revenue - Other: $17,000 ($64.15)
Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($30.19)
Rents: $3,000 ($11.32)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $54,000 ($203.77)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $25,000 ($94.34)
General Local Government Support: $14,000 ($52.83)
Other: $1,000 ($3.77)
- Tax - Property: $31,000 ($116.98)
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000 ($7.55)
Public Utilities Sales: $1,000 ($3.77)
Tower City government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $274,000 ($1033.96)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $234,000 ($883.02)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,000 ($150.94)
Tower City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $158,000 ($596.23)
8.51% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($48,795 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.51% |
| North Dakota average: | 8.08% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($795 average AGI)
Cass County: 0.12% North Dakota average: 0.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
| from Clay County, MN |  1.23% ($49,669 average AGI) |
| from Grand Forks County, ND | 0.39% ($43,622) |
| from Burleigh County, ND | 0.28% ($51,790) |
7.99% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($52,615 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.99% |
| North Dakota average: | 9.36% |
0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,255 average AGI)
Cass County: 0.17% North Dakota average: 0.10%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
| to Clay County, MN | 1.43% ($45,732 average AGI) |
| to Hennepin County, MN | 0.43% ($47,183) |
| to Grand Forks County, ND | 0.23% ($36,795) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Tower City:
- WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- WDAY (970 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
- KFGO (790 AM; 5 kW; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
- KOVC (1490 AM; 1 kW; VALLEY CITY, ND; Owner: SIOUX VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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 Tower City:
- 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)
- KPFX (107.9 FM; FARGO, ND; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KKBX (101.9 FM; FARGO, ND; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDSU (91.9 FM; FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KFBN (88.7 FM; FARGO, ND; Owner: FARGO BAPTIST CHURCH)
- KVOX-FM (99.9 FM; MOORHEAD, MN; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KVMI (103.9 FM; ARTHUR, ND; Owner: VISION MEDIA INCORPORATED)
TV broadcast stations around Tower City:
- 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)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 25Number of bridges
- 131ft / 39.8mTotal length
- $614,000Total costs
- 59,290Total average daily traffic
- 11,425Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 81950-1959
- 21960-1969
- 21970-1979
- 21980-1989
- 32000-2009
- 82010-2018
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2- Call Sign: KD0CSA, Licensee ID: L01358104, Grant Date: 01/25/2008, Expiration Date: 01/25/2018, Cancellation Date: 07/21/2009, Certifier: Rodney S Stoa, Registrant: Rodney S Stoa, 707 Minnesota Ave, Tower City, ND 58071-4220
- Call Sign: KE0LWM, Licensee ID: L02076836, Grant Date: 01/31/2017, Expiration Date: 01/31/2027, Certifier: Earl E Stanley, Registrant: Earl E Stanley, 404 Broadway Street, Tower City, ND 58071
| Most common first names in Tower City, ND among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 4 | 76.5 years |
| Ella | 3 | 92.3 years |
| Elizabeth | 3 | 90.0 years |
| Ralph | 3 | 62.7 years |
| Evelyn | 2 | 77.0 years |
| Albert | 2 | 86.4 years |
| David | 2 | 57.5 years |
| Alice | 2 | 72.5 years |
| Emma | 2 | 80.1 years |
| George | 2 | 64.5 years |
| Most common last names in Tower City, ND among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Richman | 7 | 82.7 years |
| Besette | 5 | 72.8 years |
| Griffin | 4 | 81.0 years |
| Schneekloth | 4 | 87.0 years |
| Stringer | 4 | 75.8 years |
| Dobler | 3 | 77.7 years |
| Kapaun | 3 | 80.0 years |
| Baasch | 3 | 90.7 years |
| Henderson | 3 | 80.3 years |
| Lang | 3 | 76.4 years |
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 75.0%Utility gas
- 12.5%Electricity
- 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.8%Other fuel
- 66.7%Electricity
- 33.3%Utility gas
Tower City compared to North Dakota state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
