Jamestown, North Dakota
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| Jamestown, North Dakota | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Stutsman |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Clarice Liechty |
| Area | |
| - Total | 12.5 sq mi (32.4 km²) |
| - Land | 12.5 sq mi (32.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 1,407 ft (429 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 14,813 |
| - Density | 1,246.7/sq mi (481.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 58401, 58402, 58405 |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-40580[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1029648[2] |
| Website: www.jamestownnd.com | |
Jamestown is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Stutsman County[3]. The population is 14,813 as of 2006, making it the seventh largest city in North Dakota. Jamestown was founded in 1872.
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[edit] Geography
Jamestown is located at (46.905641, -98.702994)[4] at the confluence of the James River and Pipestem Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.4 km² (12.5 mi²). 32.2 km² (12.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.40%) is water.
Jamestown Regional Airport serves the city, and provides scheduled flights to all major North Dakotan metropolitan areas, as well as chartered flights out of state.
[edit] History
In 1872, the U.S. Army established Fort Seward, a small post garrisoned by three companies (about 120 men) of the Twentieth Infantry Regiment, on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the James River and Pipestem Creek. The fort guarded the crossing of the James by the Northern Pacific Railroad. The fort only lasted five years, being decommissioned in 1877 - but the railroad remained, establishing a repair yard that was among the city's main industries until the 1960's. The city was founded in 1872 and incorporated in 1883. Many early French-Canadian settlers and trappers referred to the city as "Jacquesville", a nick-name which persisted into the mid-20th century[citation needed]. According to the local museum, Anton Klaus named Jamestown after his hometown, Jamestown, Virginia, due to the fact that it reminded him of the beautiful colony.
[edit] Culture
Jamestown is the home of the World's Largest Buffalo. This cement statue, originally built as an art class project by a group of Jamestown College students in 1958, now overlooks the city as the centerpiece of a tourist attraction called the Frontier Village. The Village is also home to the National Buffalo Museum and houses White Cloud, an albino buffalo, considered a sacred and lucky omen by many Native Americans. White Cloud lives with her daughter, Princess Winona, amongst a herd of fellow buffalo. In August of 2007, White Cloud gave birth to a bull calf that is also white. Although DNA testing has not yet taken place, it is assumed that this new calf is also a true albino. The odds of this occurrence are incalculable. On January 8, 2008, a formal announcement was held giving the new calf the name of Dakota Miracle.
Much of the city's cultural life revolves around Jamestown College, and the Jamestown Arts Center in downtown Jamestown, a home-grown art gallery and performance space that showcases regional visual arts and local performers.
[edit] Education
[edit] K-12
Jamestown is served by the Jamestown Public Schools. The system operates five elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one alternative high school. Louis L'Amour Elementary School is named for the popular western writer Louis L'Amour who was born in Jamestown. There are also two private elementary schools in Jamestown; Saint John's Academy, a K-6 Catholic school, and a Seventh-day Adventist school.
The Jamestown High School Marching Band has been recognized nationally for many years, travelling to many locations around the United States.
[edit] Special Education
On the west side of the city and almost adjacent to the site of historic Fort Seward is The Anne Carlsen Center for Children (formerly known as the "Crippled Children's School"). A privately funded residential school, it has long been one of the country's leading centers for treatment and education of severely handicapped children. Because of the school's locale, Jamestown became the first city in America to require wheelchair cutouts in newly-constructed sidewalk curbs.[citation needed]
[edit] Higher education
Jamestown College is a private liberal arts college loosely affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located on the north side of town. Its current enrollment is approximately 1,000. It is notable for having been a co-educational institution from its founding in 1883.
[edit] Recreation
Jamestown Reservoir, a series of three, interlocking, 12-mile-long artificial lakes formed by a dam on the James River on the north end of the city, is home to watersports and recreational fishing. The James River is the longest un-navigable river in the world, and in fact, its original name in the local Native American dialect literally means, "un-navigable river". Jamestown is home to two 18 hole golf courses—Hillcrest Golf Course and Jamestown Country Club—as well as the Jamestown Civic Center, which hosts concerts, Jamestown College basketball games, other large events, and the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame; other sporting facilities include Jack Brown Stadium, one of North Dakota's historic baseball parks, and Ernie Gates Field, a football field named for a local coach.
[edit] NDSH
On the south side of the city sits the North Dakota State Hospital. This hospital treats patients with psychiatric disorders, as well as serving as the state's holding facility for dangerously mentally-ill inmates.
[edit] Economy
Cavendish farms- production facilitiy for frozen potato products
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 6,627 |
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| 1930 | 8,187 | 23.5% | |
| 1940 | 8,790 | 7.4% | |
| 1950 | 10,697 | 21.7% | |
| 1960 | 15,163 | 41.8% | |
| 1970 | 15,385 | 1.5% | |
| 1980 | 16,280 | 5.8% | |
| 1990 | 15,571 | −4.4% | |
| 2000 | 15,527 | −0.3% | |
| Est. 2006 | 14,813 | −4.6% | |
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 15,527 people, 6,505 households, and 3,798 families residing in the city. The population density was 481.5/km² (1,246.7/mi²). There were 6,970 housing units at an average density of 216.2/km² (559.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.84% White, 0.36% African American, 1.21% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are German (54.0%), Norwegian (22.4%), Irish (9.0%), English (6.6%), Swedish (4.1%), Russian (3.8%). Many area families cite their heritage as "Germans from Russia," in reference to ethnic Germans who settled in the Russian Empire in the 18th century, many of whose descendents emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century.
There were 6,505 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.85.
The age distribution is 21.7% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $42,245. Males had a median income of $28,310 versus $20,225 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,686. About 6.5% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Media
[edit] Print
The local paper is the Jamestown Sun. Unlike many small town papers which are published on a weekly or semi-weekly basis, the Sun is a daily.
[edit] Television
[edit] Over The Air
| Channel | Digital Channel |
Call sign | Affiliation | Owner | City | Notes |
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| 2 | K02DD | ABC | Forum Communications | Jamestown | (rebroadcasts WDAY Fargo) | |
| 7 | 18 | KJRR | Fox | Red River Broadcasting | Jamestown | (rebroadcasts KVRR Fargo) |
| 9 | K09JM | NBC | Hoak Media Corporation | Jamestown | (rebroadcasts KVLY Fargo) | |
| 19 | 20 | KJRE | PBS | Prairie Public Broadcasting | Jamestown |
[edit] Local cable television stations
[edit] CSI Cable
These are locally produced cable television stations carried on the CSI Cable system in Jamestown-Valley City:
| Cable Channel |
Digital Virtual channel |
Call sign/Name | Programming | City based in | |
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| 2-1 | CSI Weather | Radar | |||
| 2-2 | News and Music | ||||
| 10 | KCSI-TV | CSI Cable Local Access | |||
| 37 | WDAY-DT2 | The CW network affiliate | Fargo | ||
| 42-1 | CSi Blue Jay Channel | ||||
| 42-2 | Kiss 93.3 | KSJZ 93.3 FM | |||
| 43-1 | Fighting Sioux Sports Network | Airs UND hockey games and sometimes other athletic events | Grand Forks | ||
| 43-2 | KPRJ | KPRJ 91.5 | |||
| 47 | CBWT | CBC network affiliate | Winnipeg | ||
| 58 | Replay Channel | ||||
| 67-1 | Jamestown City Council | Government | |||
| 67-2 | North Dakota House | Government | |||
| 68-1 | Valley City Commission | Government | |||
| 68-2 | North Dakota Senate | Government |
[edit] Dakota Central Telecommunications
These are locally produced cable television stations carried on the Dakota Central Telecommunications Cable system in Jamestown-Kensal-Gackle-Wimbledon:
| Digital Cable Channel |
Call sign/Name | Programming | City based in | Notes |
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| 1 | DCT Information Channel | |||
| 2 | Jamestown Community Channel | Jamestown | ||
| 3 | Weather | |||
| 14 | Carrington Community Channel | Carrington | ||
| 15 | Fighting Sioux Sports Network | Airs UND hockey games and sometimes other athletic events | Grand Forks | |
| 17 | DCTV | Carrington-Jamestown | ||
| 132 | WDAY-DT2 | The CW network affiliate | Fargo |
[edit] Radio
[edit] AM Radio
| AM radio stations | |||||
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| Frequency | Call sign | Name | Format | Owner | City |
| 600 AM | KSJB | -- | Classic country | Chesterman Communications | Jamestown |
| 1400 AM | KQDJ | ESPN Radio | Two Rivers Broadcasting | Jamestown | |
[edit] FM Radio
| FM radio stations | ||||||
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| Frequency | Call sign | Name | Format | Owner | Target city/market | City of license |
| 90.7 FM | K214BX | -- | Christian AFR (WAFR) translator |
American Family Association | Jamestown | Jamestown |
| 91.5 FM | KPRJ | -- | Prairie Public/NPR News/classical music |
Prairie Public Broadcasting | Jamestown | Jamestown |
| 93.3 FM | KSJZ | Kiss 93.3 | Top 40/CHR | Chesterman Communications | Jamestown | Jamestown |
| 95.5 FM | KYNU | Big Dog Country | Country | Two Rivers Broadcasting | Jamestown/Valley City | Jamestown |
| 97.1 FM | K246AM | Life 97.9 | Cont. Christian music KFNW translator |
Horizon Christian Fellowship | Jamestown | Jamestown |
| 98.3 FM | KXGT | Kool 98.3 | Oldies | Two Rivers Broadcasting | Jamestown | Carrington, ND |
| 101.1 FM | KQDJ | Q101 | Hot AC | Two Rivers Broadcasting | Jamestown/Valley City | Valley City, ND |
| 103.1 FM | KRVX | 103.1 The Raven | Classic Rock | Two Rivers Broadcasting | Jamestown/Valley City | Wimbledon, ND |
[edit] Notable residents
- Alf Clausen - film and television score composer ("The Simpsons")
- William E. DePuy - U.S. Army general and first commander of TRADOC
- Darin Erstad - Houston Astros center fielder
- Richard Hieb - astronaut
- Jack Kirkpatrick - Western artist
- Louis L'Amour - author
- Peggy Lee - jazz singer and composer
- Barbara McClintock - children's book illustrator
- Shadoe Stevens - radio personality
- Mick Wagner - musician and radio personality
- Harley Venton - actor
- Jonathon M. Rhode - industrialist and philanthropist - moved away in 1980 to sell insurance
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Jamestown, North Dakota is at coordinates Coordinates:
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