Dickinson, North Dakota | |
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Downtown Dickinson (2008) | |
Nickname: Queen City [1] | |
Coordinates: 46°53′01″N102°47′20″W / 46.88361°N 102.78889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Stark |
Founded | 1881 |
Incorporated | May 30, 1883 |
Government | |
• Type | City Commission |
• Mayor | Scott J. Decker |
• U.S Representative | Kelly Armstrong (R) |
Area | |
• City | 13.267 sq mi (34.361 km2) |
• Land | 13.200 sq mi (34.188 km2) |
• Water | 0.067 sq mi (0.174 km2) |
Elevation | 2,461 ft (750 m) |
Population | |
• City | 25,679 |
• Estimate (2022) [5] | 24,979 |
• Density | 1,892/sq mi (730.6/km2) |
• Urban | 25,674 [6] |
• Urban density | 2,095/sq mi (808.7/km2) |
• Metro | 38,054 |
• Metro density | 8.47/sq mi (3.271/km2) |
Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (MDT) |
ZIP Codes | 58601, 58602 [7] |
Area code | 701 |
FIPS code | 38-19620 |
GNIS feature ID | 1035991 [3] |
Sales tax | 6.5% [8] |
Highways | I-94, I-94 Bus., ND 22 |
Website | dickinsongov.com |
Dickinson is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, North Dakota, United States. [9] The population was 25,679 at the 2020 census, [4] and was estimated to be 24,979 in 2022, [5] making it the 7th most populous city in North Dakota. Dickinson is home to the Ukrainian Cultural Institute, which has a museum and holds events year round for the local Ukrainian community. [10] Western North Dakota has a high concentration of people of Ukrainian descent.
Since the North Dakota oil boom the city has become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. According to the 2020 census, the city is estimated to have a population of 25,679, however, other sources have estimates of the population at 33,646 or possibly exceeding 35,000. [11] The rapid growth of the city has led to an increase in crime and homelessness within the city limits. [12] [13]
Dickinson is the principal city of the Dickinson Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Billings and Stark counties and had a combined population of 34,591 at the 2020 census.
Dickinson was founded in 1881. [14] Dickinson was named for its founder, W. S. Dickinson, a native of Malone, New York. [15]
In 1924, Dickinson was the site of a tornado that killed nine people, making it the fourth deadliest tornado in North Dakota's recorded history. [16] Dickinson was the site of an EF3 tornado in 2009 that damaged more than 450 homes and businesses, with 100 beyond repair, but with no injuries or casualties. [16]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.267 square miles (34.36 km2), of which 13.200 square miles (34.19 km2) is land and 0.067 square miles (0.17 km2) is water. [2] Dickinson's municipal water supplies come from Southwest Water Authority which, in turn, gets their water from Lake Sakakawea through a transmission pipeline.
Nearly all of Stark County has a humid continental climate of warm summer (Köppen: Dfb), but due to low precipitation and marginality between climate with monsoon-influenced dry winter (Dwb) and semi-arid climate (BSk), Dickinson can be said to be prone to periods of drought, even though it is defined as wet all year round. Its climate is similar to Bismarck's, though a bit less extreme. [17] The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 16.3 °F (−8.7 °C) in January to 69.2 °F (20.7 °C) in July; on average, temperatures reach 100 °F (38 °C) on 2.2 days, 90 °F (32 °C) on 22 days, and 0 °F (−18 °C) on 32 days annually. The average window for freezing temperatures is September 22 thru May 16 and for measurable (≥0.1 inches or 0.25 centimetres) snow, October 26 thru April 19. Due to the relative aridity, there are only 2.8 days where 24-hour snowfall exceeds 3 inches (7.6 cm). With a period of record dating only to 1893, extreme temperatures range from −47 °F (−44 °C) as recently as January 12, 2011 to 114 °F (46 °C) on July 6, 1936. [18]
Climate data for Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, North Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) | 68 (20) | 80 (27) | 94 (34) | 99 (37) | 104 (40) | 109 (43) | 108 (42) | 104 (40) | 95 (35) | 80 (27) | 67 (19) | 109 (43) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.0 (9.4) | 51.8 (11.0) | 66.7 (19.3) | 78.3 (25.7) | 84.9 (29.4) | 91.2 (32.9) | 97.1 (36.2) | 97.9 (36.6) | 94.0 (34.4) | 81.2 (27.3) | 65.3 (18.5) | 52.3 (11.3) | 100.1 (37.8) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 30.2 (−1.0) | 42.1 (5.6) | 54.7 (12.6) | 66.1 (18.9) | 75.6 (24.2) | 83.9 (28.8) | 83.7 (28.7) | 73.0 (22.8) | 56.4 (13.6) | 41.3 (5.2) | 30.1 (−1.1) | 55.3 (12.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.4 (−8.7) | 19.6 (−6.9) | 30.3 (−0.9) | 41.6 (5.3) | 52.9 (11.6) | 62.5 (16.9) | 69.4 (20.8) | 68.5 (20.3) | 58.5 (14.7) | 43.8 (6.6) | 30.3 (−0.9) | 19.9 (−6.7) | 42.8 (6.0) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.2 (−14.3) | 9.0 (−12.8) | 18.6 (−7.4) | 28.4 (−2.0) | 39.7 (4.3) | 49.4 (9.7) | 55.0 (12.8) | 53.2 (11.8) | 44.0 (6.7) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 19.3 (−7.1) | 9.7 (−12.4) | 30.3 (−0.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −19.4 (−28.6) | −13.7 (−25.4) | −3.9 (−19.9) | 11.5 (−11.4) | 25.2 (−3.8) | 37.7 (3.2) | 45.1 (7.3) | 41.6 (5.3) | 29.6 (−1.3) | 13.2 (−10.4) | −0.8 (−18.2) | −14.3 (−25.7) | −24.2 (−31.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | −35 (−37) | −35 (−37) | −28 (−33) | −10 (−23) | 4 (−16) | 30 (−1) | 35 (2) | 32 (0) | 17 (−8) | −7 (−22) | −18 (−28) | −34 (−37) | −35 (−37) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.25 (6.4) | 0.32 (8.1) | 0.56 (14) | 1.37 (35) | 2.55 (65) | 3.05 (77) | 2.55 (65) | 1.53 (39) | 1.62 (41) | 1.17 (30) | 0.47 (12) | 0.19 (4.8) | 15.63 (397) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.0 (15) | 5.0 (13) | 5.6 (14) | 5.9 (15) | 0.5 (1.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.5 (1.3) | 1.6 (4.1) | 5.8 (15) | 4.6 (12) | 35.5 (90) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 85.0 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 30.8 |
Source: NOAA (snow 1981–2010) [18] [19] [20] |
Climate data for Dickinson, North Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–2012) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) | 67 (19) | 85 (29) | 93 (34) | 106 (41) | 109 (43) | 114 (46) | 110 (43) | 104 (40) | 95 (35) | 81 (27) | 68 (20) | 114 (46) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.2 (9.6) | 53.6 (12.0) | 66.6 (19.2) | 79.4 (26.3) | 86.0 (30.0) | 91.9 (33.3) | 98.5 (36.9) | 97.8 (36.6) | 93.7 (34.3) | 82.1 (27.8) | 66.7 (19.3) | 51.1 (10.6) | 101.0 (38.3) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 30.6 (−0.8) | 41.4 (5.2) | 54.3 (12.4) | 65.9 (18.8) | 75.2 (24.0) | 83.0 (28.3) | 83.0 (28.3) | 72.5 (22.5) | 56.7 (13.7) | 41.8 (5.4) | 30.3 (−0.9) | 55.1 (12.8) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.6 (−9.7) | 18.6 (−7.4) | 29.1 (−1.6) | 41.2 (5.1) | 52.7 (11.5) | 62.4 (16.9) | 69.1 (20.6) | 67.9 (19.9) | 57.5 (14.2) | 42.9 (6.1) | 29.6 (−1.3) | 18.4 (−7.6) | 42.0 (5.6) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.8 (−16.2) | 6.5 (−14.2) | 16.8 (−8.4) | 28.1 (−2.2) | 39.5 (4.2) | 49.6 (9.8) | 55.1 (12.8) | 52.8 (11.6) | 42.5 (5.8) | 29.0 (−1.7) | 17.4 (−8.1) | 6.6 (−14.1) | 28.9 (−1.7) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −22.6 (−30.3) | −17.6 (−27.6) | −6.1 (−21.2) | 10.5 (−11.9) | 23.6 (−4.7) | 35.3 (1.8) | 42.3 (5.7) | 38.7 (3.7) | 24.9 (−3.9) | 10.1 (−12.2) | −4.0 (−20.0) | −19.8 (−28.8) | −29.7 (−34.3) |
Record low °F (°C) | −47 (−44) | −47 (−44) | −36 (−38) | −16 (−27) | 7 (−14) | 26 (−3) | 29 (−2) | 24 (−4) | 12 (−11) | −15 (−26) | −29 (−34) | −41 (−41) | −47 (−44) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.40 (10) | 0.53 (13) | 0.68 (17) | 1.56 (40) | 2.59 (66) | 3.17 (81) | 2.69 (68) | 1.86 (47) | 1.73 (44) | 1.33 (34) | 0.59 (15) | 0.43 (11) | 17.56 (446) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.9 (12) | 4.4 (11) | 5.8 (15) | 4.2 (11) | 0.8 (2.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 3.0 (7.6) | 4.4 (11) | 6.5 (17) | 34.3 (87) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 90.9 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 23.4 |
Source: NOAA (snow, mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) [18] [21] [22] |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 897 | — | |
1900 | 2,076 | 131.4% | |
1910 | 3,678 | 77.2% | |
1920 | 4,122 | 12.1% | |
1930 | 5,025 | 21.9% | |
1940 | 5,839 | 16.2% | |
1950 | 7,469 | 27.9% | |
1960 | 9,971 | 33.5% | |
1970 | 12,405 | 24.4% | |
1980 | 15,974 | 28.8% | |
1990 | 16,097 | 0.8% | |
2000 | 16,010 | −0.5% | |
2010 | 17,787 | 11.1% | |
2020 | 25,679 | 44.4% | |
2022 (est.) | 24,979 | [5] | −2.7% |
U.S. Decennial Census [23] 2020 Census [4] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 [24] | Pop 2010 [25] | Pop 2020 [26] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 15,448 | 16,542 | 20,920 | % | % | 81.5% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 39 | 175 | 1,004 | % | % | % |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 185 | 208 | 338 | % | % | % |
Asian alone (NH) | 37 | 258 | 310 | % | % | % |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 4 | 7 | 45 | % | % | % |
Other race alone (NH) | 9 | 2 | 75 | % | % | % |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 120 | 213 | 923 | % | % | % |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 168 | 382 | 2,064 | % | 2.1% | 8.0% |
Total | 16,010 | 17,787 | 25,679 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
As of the 2020 census, there were 25,679 people and 10,544 households, and 6,193 families residing in the city. [27] The population density was 1,816.6 inhabitants per square mile (701.4/km2) There were 11,953 housing units. The racial makeup was 83.6% White, 4.0% African American, 1.6% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian, and 6.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population. [28]
As of the 2010 census, there were 17,787 people, 7,521 households, and 4,308 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,785.4 inhabitants per square mile (689.3/km2). There were 7,865 housing units at an average density of 789.7 per square mile (304.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.2% White, 1.0% African American, 1.2% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 7,521 households, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.7% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.89.
The median age in the city was 35.6 years. 21% of residents were under the age of 18; 14.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
As of the 2000 census, there were 16,010 people, 6,517 households, and 4,020 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,690.7 inhabitants per square mile (652.8/km2). There were 7,033 housing units at an average density of 742.7 per square mile (286.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.16% White, 0.27% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are German (54.1%), Norwegian (14.2%), Czech (7.5%), Russian (7.2%), Irish (5.5%), English (3.7%).
There were 6,517 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,542, and the median income for a family was $41,566. Males had a median income of $30,613 versus $19,951 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,975. About 7.1% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
The Dickinson Public Schools system includes six elementary schools, a junior high school, Dickinson High School and an alternative high school. There are also several parochial schools in Dickinson. Trinity East and Trinity West serve as the parochial elementary schools and Dickinson Trinity has both a junior high school and a high school. Hope Christian Academy is also located in Dickinson. HCA is part of the Evangelical Bible Church. The current principal is Shane Bradley.
Dickinson is home to Dickinson State University.
Dickinson Police Department | |
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Agency overview | |
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Employees | 74.5 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Stark County, North Dakota, United States |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 2475 State Ave North Dickinson, ND 58601 |
Police Officers | 32 (2024) |
Professional Staffs | 24 (2022) |
Agency executive |
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Facilities | |
Detention Centers | 1 |
Marked and Unmarked Cars | 20 |
K-9 Units | 2 |
Website | |
Dickinson Police Department web site |
The Dickinson Police Department employs about 50 full-time sworn police officers and 24 full-time civilian employees, including dispatchers, records staff and animal control.[ citation needed ]
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Intercity bus service to the city is provided by Jefferson Lines. [29] Local dial-a-ride transit is provided by Dickinson Public Transit for a $4 fare. Hours of operation are from 6:00am-6:00pm Monday-Saturday, and 9:00am-6:00pm on Sunday. [30]
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