New Rockford, North Dakota

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Coordinates: 47°40′50″N 99°8′10″W / 47.68056, -99.13611
New Rockford, North Dakota
Location of New Rockford, North Dakota
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Eddy
Area
- Total	1.5 sq mi (4.0 km²)
- Land	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	1,532 ft (467 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,463
- Density	970.7/sq mi (374.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	58356
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-56620^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1030398^[2]

New Rockford is a city in Eddy County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Eddy County^[3]. The population was 1,463 at the 2000 census. New Rockford was founded in 1883.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Events
4 Noted natives
5 Media
- 5.1 Newspaper
- 5.2 Cable television
6 Education
- 6.1 Grid and address system
7 Transportation
- 7.1 Major roads and streets
  - 7.1.1 North and south
  - 7.1.2 East and west
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Geography

New Rockford is located at 47°40′50″N, 99°8′10″W (47.680579, -99.136177)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.96%) is water. New Rockford's zip code is 58356.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	2,111		—
1930	2,195		4%
1940	2,017		−8.1%
1950	2,185		8.3%
1960	2,177		−0.4%
1970	1,969		−9.6%
1980	1,791		−9%
1990	1,604		−10.4%
2000	1,463		−8.8%
Est. 2006	1,309	^[5]	−10.5%

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,463 people, 651 households, and 378 families residing in the city. The population density was 970.7 people per square mile (374.1/km²). There were 778 housing units at an average density of 516.2/sq mi (198.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.02% White, 0.14% African American, 1.50% Native American, 0.14% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 651 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 29.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,042, and the median income for a family was $43,438. Males had a median income of $26,080 versus $19,219 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,444. About 6.2% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Events

The annual Central North Dakota Steam Thresher's Reunion is one of New Rockford's main annual events. It is held the third weekend of September and shows off many steam-powered engines.
In 2008 New Rockford will celebrate its 125th Anniversary.

[edit] Noted natives

James Buchli - former NASA astronaut

[edit] Media

[edit] Newspaper

New Rockford Transcript

[edit] Cable television

Midcontinent Communications provides cable service to the city of Carrington and New Rockford. Dakota Central Telecommunications provides cable service to Carrington, Jamestown, and other nearby communities.

[edit] Education

The city of New Rockford is served by New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School.

[edit] Grid and address system

The city is laid out on a grid-based street system. Streets run north-south and avenues run east-west. Streets are numbered by their block distance east or west of 1st street. Similarly, Avenues are numbered north and south of Central Avenue. There are four city quadrants (N, S, SE, NE) to describe the exact location of any given address. 1st street addresses are simply designated North and South.