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Population in 2014: 1,267 (0% urban, 100% rural). Population change since 2000: +20.8%Males: 557 Females: 710
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Data:
Median household income ($)
Median household income (% change since 2000)
Household income diversity
Ratio of average income to average house value (%)
Ratio of average income to average rent
Median household income ($) - White
Median household income ($) - Black or African American
Median household income ($) - Asian
Median household income ($) - Hispanic or Latino
Median household income ($) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Median household income ($) - Multirace
Median household income ($) - Other Race
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage ($)
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage ($)
Races - White alone (%)
Races - White alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Black alone (%)
Races - Black alone (% change since 2000)
Races - American Indian alone (%)
Races - American Indian alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Asian alone (%)
Races - Asian alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Hispanic (%)
Races - Hispanic (% change since 2000)
Races - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (%)
Races - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Two or more races (%)
Races - Two or more races (% change since 2000)
Races - Other race alone (%)
Races - Other race alone (% change since 2000)
Racial diversity
Unemployment (%)
Unemployment (% change since 2000)
Unemployment (%) - White
Unemployment (%) - Black or African American
Unemployment (%) - Asian
Unemployment (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Unemployment (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Unemployment (%) - Multirace
Unemployment (%) - Other Race
Population density (people per square mile)
Population - Males (%)
Population - Females (%)
Population - Males (%) - White
Population - Males (%) - Black or African American
Population - Males (%) - Asian
Population - Males (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Population - Males (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Population - Males (%) - Multirace
Population - Males (%) - Other Race
Population - Females (%) - White
Population - Females (%) - Black or African American
Population - Females (%) - Asian
Population - Females (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Population - Females (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Population - Females (%) - Multirace
Population - Females (%) - Other Race
Likely homosexual households (%)
Likely homosexual households (% change since 2000)
Likely homosexual households - Lesbian couples (%)
Likely homosexual households - Lesbian couples (% change since 2000)
Likely homosexual households - Gay men (%)
Likely homosexual households - Gay men (% change since 2000)
Cost of living index
Median gross rent ($)
Median contract rent ($)
Median monthly housing costs ($)
Median house or condo value ($)
Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - 1, detached ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - 1, attached ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - 2 ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure by units in structure - 3 or 4 ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - 5 or more ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - Boat, RV, van, etc. ($)
Mean house or condo value by units in structure - Mobile home ($)
Median house or condo value ($) - White
Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American
Median house or condo value ($) - Asian
Median house or condo value ($) - Hispanic or Latino
Median house or condo value ($) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Median house or condo value ($) - Multirace
Median house or condo value ($) - Other Race
Median resident age
Resident age diversity
Median resident age - Males
Median resident age - Females
Median resident age - White
Median resident age - Black or African American
Median resident age - Asian
Median resident age - Hispanic or Latino
Median resident age - American Indian and Alaska Native
Median resident age - Multirace
Median resident age - Other Race
Median resident age - Males - White
Median resident age - Males - Black or African American
Median resident age - Males - Asian
Median resident age - Males - Hispanic or Latino
Median resident age - Males - American Indian and Alaska Native
Median resident age - Males - Multirace
Median resident age - Males - Other Race
Median resident age - Females - White
Median resident age - Females - Black or African American
Median resident age - Females - Asian
Median resident age - Females - Hispanic or Latino
Median resident age - Females - American Indian and Alaska Native
Median resident age - Females - Multirace
Median resident age - Females - Other Race
Commute - mean travel time to work (minutes)
Travel time to work - Less than 5 minutes (%)
Travel time to work - Less than 5 minutes (% change since 2000)
Travel time to work - 5 to 9 minutes (%)
Travel time to work - 5 to 9 minutes (% change since 2000)
Travel time to work - 10 to 19 minutes (%)
Travel time to work - 10 to 19 minutes (% change since 2000)
Travel time to work - 20 to 29 minutes (%)
Travel time to work - 20 to 29 minutes (% change since 2000)
Travel time to work - 30 to 39 minutes (%)
Travel time to work - 30 to 39 minutes (% change since 2000)
Travel time to work - 40 to 59 minutes (%)
Travel time to work - 40 to 59 minutes (% change since 2000)
Travel time to work - 60 to 89 minutes (%)
Travel time to work - 60 to 89 minutes (% change since 2000)
Travel time to work - 90 or more minutes (%)
Travel time to work - 90 or more minutes (% change since 2000)
Marital status - Never married (%)
Marital status - Now married (%)
Marital status - Separated (%)
Marital status - Widowed (%)
Marital status - Divorced (%)
Median family income ($)
Median family income (% change since 2000)
Median non-family income ($)
Median non-family income (% change since 2000)
Median per capita income ($)
Median per capita income (% change since 2000)
Median family income ($) - White
Median family income ($) - Black or African American
Median family income ($) - Asian
Median family income ($) - Hispanic or Latino
Median family income ($) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Median family income ($) - Multirace
Median family income ($) - Other Race
Median year house/condo built
Median year apartment built
Year house built - Built 2005 or later (%)
Year house built - Built 2000 to 2004 (%)
Year house built - Built 1990 to 1999 (%)
Year house built - Built 1980 to 1989 (%)
Year house built - Built 1970 to 1979 (%)
Year house built - Built 1960 to 1969 (%)
Year house built - Built 1950 to 1959 (%)
Year house built - Built 1940 to 1949 (%)
Year house built - Built 1939 or earlier (%)
Average household size
Household density (households per square mile)
Average household size - White
Average household size - Black or African American
Average household size - Asian
Average household size - Hispanic or Latino
Average household size - American Indian and Alaska Native
Average household size - Multirace
Average household size - Other Race
Occupied housing units (%)
Vacant housing units (%)
Owner occupied housing units (%)
Renter occupied housing units (%)
Vacancy status - For rent (%)
Vacancy status - For sale only (%)
Vacancy status - Rented or sold, not occupied (%)
Vacancy status - For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use (%)
Vacancy status - For migrant workers (%)
Vacancy status - Other vacant (%)
Residents with income below the poverty level (%)
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level (%)
Children below poverty level (%)
Poor families by family type - Married-couple family (%)
Poor families by family type - Male, no wife present (%)
Poor families by family type - Female, no husband present (%)
Poverty status for native-born residents (%)
Poverty status for foreign-born residents (%)
Poverty among high school graduates not in families (%)
Poverty among people who did not graduate high school not in families (%)
Residents with income below the poverty level (%) - White
Residents with income below the poverty level (%) - Black or African American
Residents with income below the poverty level (%) - Asian
Residents with income below the poverty level (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Residents with income below the poverty level (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Residents with income below the poverty level (%) - Multirace
Residents with income below the poverty level (%) - Other Race
Ancestries Reported - Arab (%)
Ancestries Reported - Czech (%)
Ancestries Reported - Danish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Dutch (%)
Ancestries Reported - English (%)
Ancestries Reported - French (%)
Ancestries Reported - French Canadian (%)
Ancestries Reported - German (%)
Ancestries Reported - Greek (%)
Ancestries Reported - Hungarian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Irish (%)
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Ancestries Reported - Norwegian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Polish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Portuguese (%)
Ancestries Reported - Russian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Scotch-Irish (%)
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Ancestries Reported - Slovak (%)
Ancestries Reported - Subsaharan African (%)
Ancestries Reported - Swedish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Swiss (%)
Ancestries Reported - Ukrainian (%)
Ancestries Reported - United States (%)
Ancestries Reported - Welsh (%)
Ancestries Reported - West Indian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Other (%)
Educational Attainment - No schooling completed (%)
Educational Attainment - Less than high school (%)
Educational Attainment - High school or equivalent (%)
Educational Attainment - Less than 1 year of college (%)
Educational Attainment - 1 or more years of college (%)
Educational Attainment - Associate degree (%)
Educational Attainment - Bachelor's degree (%)
Educational Attainment - Master's degree (%)
Educational Attainment - Professional school degree (%)
Educational Attainment - Doctorate degree (%)
School Enrollment - Nursery, preschool (%)
School Enrollment - Kindergarten (%)
School Enrollment - Grade 1 to 4 (%)
School Enrollment - Grade 5 to 8 (%)
School Enrollment - Grade 9 to 12 (%)
School Enrollment - College undergrad (%)
School Enrollment - Graduate or professional (%)
School Enrollment - Not enrolled in school (%)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos
Median number of rooms in apartments
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities (%)
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities (%)
Density of houses
Urban houses (%)
Rural houses (%)
Households with people 60 years and over (%)
Households with people 65 years and over (%)
Households with people 75 years and over (%)
Households with one or more nonrelatives (%)
Households with no nonrelatives (%)
Population in households (%)
Family households (%)
Nonfamily households (%)
Population in families (%)
Family households with own children (%)
Mortgage status - with mortgage (%)
Mortgage status - with second mortgage (%)
Mortgage status - with home equity loan (%)
Mortgage status - with both second mortgage and home equity loan (%)
Mortgage status - without a mortgage (%)
Average family size
Average family size - White
Average family size - Black or African American
Average family size - Asian
Average family size - Hispanic or Latino
Average family size - American Indian and Alaska Native
Average family size - Multirace
Average family size - Other Race
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%)
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%)
Place of birth - Born in other state (%)
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%)
Place of birth - Foreign born (%)
Housing units in structures - 1, detached (%)
Housing units in structures - 1, attached (%)
Housing units in structures - 2 (%)
Housing units in structures - 3 or 4 (%)
Housing units in structures - 5 to 9 (%)
Housing units in structures - 10 to 19 (%)
Housing units in structures - 20 to 49 (%)
Housing units in structures - 50 or more (%)
Housing units in structures - Mobile home (%)
Housing units in structures - Boat, RV, van, etc. (%)
House/condo owner moved in on average (years ago)
Renter moved in on average (years ago)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%)
Means of transportation to work - Drove car alone (%)
Means of transportation to work - Carpooled (%)
Means of transportation to work - Public transportation (%)
Means of transportation to work - Bus or trolley bus (%)
Means of transportation to work - Streetcar or trolley car (%)
Means of transportation to work - Subway or elevated (%)
Means of transportation to work - Railroad (%)
Means of transportation to work - Ferryboat (%)
Means of transportation to work - Taxicab (%)
Means of transportation to work - Motorcycle (%)
Means of transportation to work - Bicycle (%)
Means of transportation to work - Walked (%)
Means of transportation to work - Other means (%)
Working at home (%)
Industry diversity
Most Common Industries - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining (%)
Most Common Industries - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (%)
Most Common Industries - Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (%)
Most Common Industries - Construction (%)
Most Common Industries - Manufacturing (%)
Most Common Industries - Wholesale trade (%)
Most Common Industries - Retail trade (%)
Most Common Industries - Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (%)
Most Common Industries - Transportation and warehousing (%)
Most Common Industries - Utilities (%)
Most Common Industries - Information (%)
Most Common Industries - Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing (%)
Most Common Industries - Finance and insurance (%)
Most Common Industries - Real estate and rental and leasing (%)
Most Common Industries - Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (%)
Most Common Industries - Professional, scientific, and technical services (%)
Most Common Industries - Management of companies and enterprises (%)
Most Common Industries - Administrative and support and waste management services (%)
Most Common Industries - Educational services, and health care and social assistance (%)
Most Common Industries - Educational services (%)
Most Common Industries - Health care and social assistance (%)
Most Common Industries - Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (%)
Most Common Industries - Arts, entertainment, and recreation (%)
Most Common Industries - Accommodation and food services (%)
Most Common Industries - Other services, except public administration (%)
Most Common Industries - Public administration (%)
Occupation diversity
Most Common Occupations - Management, business, science, and arts occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Management, business, and financial occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Management occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Business and financial operations occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Computer, engineering, and science occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Computer and mathematical occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Architecture and engineering occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Life, physical, and social science occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Community and social service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Legal occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Education, training, and library occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Health technologists and technicians (%)
Most Common Occupations - Service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Healthcare support occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Protective service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors (%)
Most Common Occupations - Law enforcement workers including supervisors (%)
Most Common Occupations - Food preparation and serving related occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Personal care and service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Sales and office occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Sales and related occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Office and administrative support occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Construction and extraction occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Production, transportation, and material moving occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Production occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Transportation occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Material moving occupations (%)
People in Group quarters - Institutionalized population (%)
People in Group quarters - Correctional institutions (%)
People in Group quarters - Federal prisons and detention centers (%)
People in Group quarters - Halfway houses (%)
People in Group quarters - Local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) (%)
People in Group quarters - Military disciplinary barracks (%)
People in Group quarters - State prisons (%)
People in Group quarters - Other types of correctional institutions (%)
People in Group quarters - Nursing homes (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospitals/wards, hospices, and schools for the handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospices or homes for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Military hospitals or wards for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Other hospitals or wards for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse (%)
People in Group quarters - Mental (Psychiatric) hospitals or wards (%)
People in Group quarters - Schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded (%)
People in Group quarters - Schools, hospitals, or wards for the physically handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Institutions for the deaf (%)
People in Group quarters - Institutions for the blind (%)
People in Group quarters - Orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere (%)
People in Group quarters - Wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere (%)
People in Group quarters - Juvenile institutions (%)
People in Group quarters - Long-term care (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children (%)
People in Group quarters - Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children (%)
People in Group quarters - Training schools for juvenile delinquents (%)
People in Group quarters - Short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children (%)
People in Group quarters - Type of juvenile institution unknown (%)
People in Group quarters - Noninstitutionalized population (%)
People in Group quarters - College dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) (%)
People in Group quarters - Military quarters (%)
People in Group quarters - On base (%)
People in Group quarters - Barracks, unaccompanied personnel housing (UPH), (Enlisted/Officer), ;and similar group living quarters for military personnel (%)
People in Group quarters - Transient quarters for temporary residents (%)
People in Group quarters - Military ships (%)
People in Group quarters - Group homes (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for the mentally ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for the mentally retarded (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for the physically handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Other group homes (%)
People in Group quarters - Religious group quarters (%)
People in Group quarters - Dormitories (%)
People in Group quarters - Agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (%)
People in Group quarters - Job Corps and vocational training facilities (%)
People in Group quarters - Other workers' dormitories (%)
People in Group quarters - Crews of maritime vessels (%)
People in Group quarters - Other nonhousehold living situations (%)
People in Group quarters - Other noninstitutional group quarters (%)
Residents speaking English at home (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Foreign born (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Foreign born (%)
Residents speaking other language at home (%)
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Residents speaking other language at home - Foreign born (%)
Class of Workers - Employee of private company (%)
Class of Workers - Self-employed in own incorporated business (%)
Class of Workers - Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers (%)
Class of Workers - Local government workers (%)
Class of Workers - State government workers (%)
Class of Workers - Federal government workers (%)
Class of Workers - Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business and Unpaid family workers (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Utility gas (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Bottled, tank, or LP gas (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Electricity (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Coal or coke (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Wood (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Solar energy (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Other fuel (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - No fuel used (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Utility gas (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Bottled, tank, or LP gas (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Electricity (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Coal or coke (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Wood (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Solar energy (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Other fuel (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - No fuel used (%)
Armed forces status - In Armed Forces (%)
Armed forces status - Civilian (%)
Armed forces status - Civilian - Veteran (%)
Armed forces status - Civilian - Nonveteran (%)
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Velva: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Latest news from Velva, ND collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: Norwegian (35.2%), German (33.6%), American (2.6%), English (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), French Canadian (1.4%).
Current Local Time:
Land area: 0.77 square miles.
Population density: 1,642 people per square mile (low).
For population 25 years and over in Velva:
High school or higher: 89.3%Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%Unemployed: 3.8%Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes For population 15 years and over in Velva city:
Never married: 25.9%Now married: 48.4%Separated: 1.7%Widowed: 14.2%Divorced: 9.8% 3 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.3%North Dakota:
3.3%
According to our research of North Dakota and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Velva, North Dakota as of May 19, 2018 .The ratio of number of residents in Velva to the number of sex offenders is 1,191 to 1.The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,110 (1.2%)Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,698 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL
Nearest cities: Voltaire, ND (2.2 miles)
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Sawyer, ND (2.5 miles Granville, ND Surrey, ND (3.9 miles
Single-family new house construction building permits:
1997: 4 buildings , average cost: $85,4001998: 4 buildings , average cost: $85,4001999: 4 buildings , average cost: $85,4002000: 4 buildings , average cost: $85,4002001: 4 buildings , average cost: $85,4002008: 6 buildings , average cost: $133,7002009: 1 building , cost: $160,0002010: 7 buildings , average cost: $151,4002011: 5 buildings , average cost: $161,0002012: 14 buildings , average cost: $240,4002013: 14 buildings , average cost: $225,0002014: 2 buildings , average cost: $220,000
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Latitude: 48.06 N, Longitude: 100.93 W
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 2 (2 officers ).Officers per 1,000 residents here:
1.58North Dakota average:
1.84
Unemployment in September 2015: Here:
3.2%North Dakota:
2.2%
Population change in the 1990s: +86 (+8.9%).
Most common industries in 2016 (%)
Males Females
Manufacturing (11%)Wholesale trade (11%)Construction (10%)Public administration (10%)Utilities (9%)Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)Retail trade (7%)
Retail trade (25%)Health care and social assistance (22%)Educational services (18%)Finance and insurance (7%)Construction (4%)Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)Wholesale trade (4%)
Most common occupations in 2016 (%)
Males Females
Construction and extraction occupations (13%)Transportation occupations (11%)Business and financial operations occupations (10%)Management occupations (10%)Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)Sales and related occupations (9%)Production occupations (9%)
Office and administrative support occupations (24%)Sales and related occupations (13%)Education, training, and library occupations (11%)Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)Management occupations (5%)Business and financial operations occupations (4%)
Work and jobs in Velva: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Tornado activity:
Velva-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Dakota state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/5/1956, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 35.4 miles away from the Velva city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 6/6/1982, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Velva-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Dakota state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average. On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 523.1 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 356.8 miles away from Velva center On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 675.2 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths ( 2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 275.7 miles away from the city center On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 522.8 miles away from Velva center On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 284.1 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW) Natural disasters: The number of natural disasters in McHenry County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 25Emergencies Declared: 2Floods: 22, Storms: 13, Snows: 6, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category). Birthplace of: Eric Sevareid - (1912-1992), reporter.
Hospitals and medical centers in Velva: SOURIS VALLEY CARE CENTER (300 MAIN ST S)
airports located in Velva: Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Velva:
Minot State University (about 22 miles; Minot, ND ; Full-time enrollment: 2,887)
Bismarck State College (about 86 miles; Bismarck, ND ; FT enrollment: 3,015)
University of Mary (about 93 miles; Bismarck, ND ; FT enrollment: 2,854)
University of North Dakota (about 179 miles; Grand Forks, ND ; FT enrollment: 12,858)
North Dakota State University-Main Campus (about 209 miles; Fargo, ND ; FT enrollment: 12,680)
Minnesota State University-Moorhead (about 212 miles; Moorhead, MN ; FT enrollment: 6,096)
Concordia College at Moorhead (about 212 miles; Moorhead, MN ; FT enrollment: 2,767)
Public high school in Velva:
Public elementary/middle school in Velva:
See full list of schools located in Velva Library in Velva: VELVA PUBLIC & SCHOOL LIBRARY Operating income: $5,539; Location: 101 WEST 4TH STREET; 19,369 books ; 344 audio materials ; 500 video materials ; 7 state licensed databases ; 1 other licensed databases ; 101 print serial subscriptions ; 1 electronic serial subscriptions )
McHenry County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 16.8%for White Non-Hispanic residents , 38.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents )Average household size:
This city: North Dakota:
Percentage of family households:
This city: Whole state:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city: Whole state:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households Gay men: 0.0% of all households
48 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010people in nursing homes in 2000
Banks with branches in Velva (2011 data):
Peoples State Bank of Velva: Peoples State Bank Of Velva at 101 N. Main, branch established on 1915/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $68.7 mil, Deposits: $60.4 mil, local headquarters , positive income , Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices
Educational Attainment (%) in 2016
School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2016
Education Gini index (Inequality in education) Here:
9.6North Dakota average:
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Religion statistics for Velva city (based on McHenry County data)
Religion Adherents Congregations Mainline Protestant 2,794 16 Catholic 1,370 5 Evangelical Protestant 498 7 Other 3 - None 730 -
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Food Environment Statistics: Number of grocery stores : 3McHenry County :
5.76 / 10,000 pop.North Dakota :
3.23 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) : 1McHenry County :
1.92 / 10,000 pop.State :
4.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants : 6Here :
11.51 / 10,000 pop.State :
8.90 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate : This county :
9.3%North Dakota :
7.6%
Adult obesity rate : McHenry County :
27.9%North Dakota :
27.6%
Health and Nutrition: Healthy diet rate : This city:
63.4%North Dakota:
50.2%
Average overall health of teeth and gums : Velva:
65.2%North Dakota:
47.1%
People feeling badly about themselves : This city:
12.7%North Dakota:
21.1%
Average hours sleeping at night : Velva:
7.0North Dakota:
6.9
Overweight people : Velva:
30.8%North Dakota:
33.2%
General health condition : Average condition of hearing : Velva:
80.3%North Dakota:
78.0%
More about Health and Nutrition of Velva, ND Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2013)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration
1 $2,921 $35,052 1 $2,544 Other Government Administration
0 $0 1 $1,205 Sewerage
1 $3,031 $36,372 0 $0 Water Supply
1 $3,151 $37,812 0 $0 Other and Unallocable
0 $0 1 $238
Totals for Government
3 $9,103 $36,412 3 $3,987
6.71% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,079 average adjusted gross income )
Here:
6.71%North Dakota average:
7.91%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.29% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,504 average adjusted gross income )
Here:
6.29%North Dakota average:
7.15%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011: Strongest AM radio stations in Velva:
KHRT (1320 AM; 10 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, 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.)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
KBMR (1130 AM; 10 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KFYR (550 AM; 5 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KEYZ (660 AM; 5 kW; WILLISTON, ND; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Velva:
KYYX (97.1 FM; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMPR (88.9 FM; MINOT, ND; Owner: PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
KIZZ (93.7 FM; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KZPR (105.3 FM; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KHRT-FM (106.9 FM; MINOT, ND; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING INC)
KMXA-FM (99.9 FM; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Velva:
KXMC-TV (Channel 13; MINOT, ND; Owner: REITEN TELEVISION, INC.)
KSRE (Channel 6; MINOT, ND; Owner: PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
KXND (Channel 24; MINOT, ND; Owner: PRIME CITIES BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMCY (Channel 14; MINOT, ND; Owner: KBMY-KMCY, LLC)
KMOT (Channel 10; MINOT, ND; Owner: NORTH DAKOTA TELEVISION LICENSE SUB, L.L.C.)
Velva fatal accident list:
Oct 11, 1996 08:12 AM, Us Hwy 52, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics 3 Number of bridges9m 30ft Total length $264,000 Total costs4,195 Total average daily traffic359 Total average daily truck traffic
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (
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FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 23 (
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FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7
105 W 1st St (Lat: 48.050000 Lon: -100.931528), Call Sign: KLC995Assigned Frequencies: 154.190 MHzGrant Date: 12/09/2014, Expiration Date: 01/30/2025Registrant: Team Electronics Inc, 1100 31st Ave Sw, Minot, ND 58701, Phone: (701) 852-3270, Fax: (701) 852-3282, Email:
1st Ave E (Lat: 48.050000 Lon: -100.931528), Structure height: 55 m, Call Sign: WPEC582Assigned Frequencies: 158.955 MHzGrant Date: 10/29/2013, Expiration Date: 01/26/2024Registrant: State Of North Dakota, State Radio Communications, Fraine Barracks Lane, Bldg. #35, Bismarck, ND 58506-5511, Phone: (701) 328-8100, Fax: (701) 328-8181, Email:
Lat: 48.016667 Lon: -100.867639, Call Sign: WYB841Assigned Frequencies: 159.675 MHz, 160.050 MHz, 160.125 MHz, 159.645 MHz, 159.765 MHzGrant Date: 09/13/2013, Expiration Date: 10/27/2023, Certifier: Scott DohmenRegistrant: Ewa 2012 1211 151904, 17750 Creamery Rd, Ste B10, Emmitsburg, MD 21727, Phone: (703) 797-5144, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:
.5 Mi S (Lat: 48.050000 Lon: -100.931528), Call Sign: KNDQ654, Licensee ID: L00001677Assigned Frequencies: 173.390 MHzGrant Date: 08/03/2002, Expiration Date: 10/23/2012, Cancellation Date: 11/14/2011Registrant: Otter Tail Power Company, 215 S Cascade St, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 L1 MOBLIES, Lat: 48.123444 Lon: -100.856750, Call Sign: KNFN771Assigned Frequencies: 160.800 MHz, 161.160 MHzGrant Date: 06/21/2011, Expiration Date: 08/16/2021, Certifier: Robert C LeedhamRegistrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4640, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
Lat: 42.979167 Lon: -85.671389, Call Sign: WPSN429Assigned Frequencies: 456.962 MHzGrant Date: 04/05/2011, Expiration Date: 06/27/2021, Certifier: Beth MckeyRegistrant: Business Radio Licensing, 30251 Golden Lantern Ste E #501, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-5993, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
Call Sign: WPXP914Assigned Frequencies: 155.055 MHzGrant Date: 05/19/2003, Expiration Date: 05/19/2013, Cancellation Date: 07/20/2013, Certifier: Carol S BicklerRegistrant: Federal Licensing, Inc., 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
Velva, ND, Lat: 48.057722 Lon: -100.931056, Call Sign: WPTL746Assigned Frequencies: 956.306 MHz, 956.306 MHzGrant Date: 10/29/2001, Expiration Date: 10/29/2011, Cancellation Date: 12/31/2011, Certifier: Carol BicklerRegistrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 North Glebe Rd. #1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2214, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:
STATION, 3 Mi Se Of (Lat: 48.023333 Lon: -100.883750), Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WHC466Assigned Frequencies: 6660.00 MHzGrant Date: 04/14/2009, Expiration Date: 05/17/2019Registrant: Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 1717 East Interstate Ave, Bismarck, ND 58503, Phone: (701) 223-0441, Fax: (701) 557-5322, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
Call Sign: W0PUP, Grant Date: 11/22/1996, Expiration Date: 11/22/2006, Cancellation Date: 11/25/2008, Registrant: Russell W Burgess, Rt 1 Box 219, Velva, ND 58790FAA Registered Aircraft: 6
Aircraft: MONOCOUPE 110 SPECIAL (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 131 mph), Engine: WARNER SS185 SERIES (200 HP) (Reciprocating)N-Number: 2347 , Serial Number: 5W-641, Year manufactured: 1933, Airworthiness Date: 04/03/1962Registrant (Partnership): & S Air LLP L, 4877 Highway 41, Velva, ND 58790Aircraft: LARRY LINRUD SAFARI 400 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: SUPERIOR XP-360 (170 HP) (Reciprocating)N-Number: 347LL , Serial Number: 2160, Year manufactured: 2012, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/2012Registrant (Individual): Larry R Linrud, 4877 Highway 41, Velva, ND 58790Aircraft: CESSNA 172L (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)N-Number: 3919Q , Serial Number: 17260019, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 08/19/1971Registrant (Individual): Rodney A Loken, 11 Heritage Dr, Velva, ND 58790Aircraft: CESSNA TR182 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)N-Number: 4777S , Serial Number: R18201424, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 05/10/2005Registrant (Partnership): & S Air LLP L, 4877 Highway 41, Velva, ND 58790Aircraft: CHAMPION 7KCAB (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)N-Number: 5BJ , Serial Number: 187, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 08/25/1981Registrant (Co-Owned): Michael A Linrud, 4891 Highway 41, Velva, ND 58790, Other Owners: Lyle LinrudAircraft: BEECH A23 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 114 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES (165 HP) (Reciprocating)N-Number: 8885M , Serial Number: M-634, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 12/15/1964Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 302 Truax Ave E # 22, Velva, ND 58790 Drinking water stations with addresses in Velva and their reported violations in the past:
VELVA CITY OF (Population served: 1,084, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Lead Consumer Notice - In SEP-01-2012, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-04-2012)
Lead Consumer Notice - In OCT-09-2011, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2012)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2010 and DEC-2010, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-24-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-24-2011), St Public Notif received (FEB-18-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUN-20-2011)
Lead Consumer Notice - In OCT-01-2009, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-09-2009)
One routine major monitoring violation
Most common first names in Velva, ND among deceased individuals Name Count Lived (average)
John 16 81.6 years William 12 82.7 years Anna 9 86.5 years Martha 7 85.7 years Emma 7 86.0 years Henry 7 84.0 years Charles 7 80.7 years Bertha 6 88.8 years Fred 6 81.5 years Marie 5 82.4 years
Most common last names in Velva, ND among deceased individuals Last name Count Lived (average)
Anderson 17 77.6 years Olson 9 76.5 years Johnson 9 77.1 years Nelson 8 79.1 years Burgess 7 92.2 years Hystad 6 79.6 years Hammer 6 88.1 years Michaelson 6 84.3 years Schmidt 6 64.4 years Brekke 5 80.6 years
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (53%)Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)Utility gas (6%)Other fuel (1%)
Velva compared to North Dakota state average:
Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average. House age above state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Number of college students below state average.
(44.0%)
(56.0%)
38.4 years
35.0 years
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