St. Thomas, North Dakota

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St. Thomas, North Dakota
City
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St. Thomas, North Dakota
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Location of St. Thomas, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°37′11″N97°26′50″W / 48.61972°N 97.44722°W / 48.61972; -97.44722
CountryUnited States
State North Dakota
County Pembina
Founded1881
Area
[1]
 • Total1.01 sq mi (2.63 km2)
 • Land1.01 sq mi (2.63 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
843 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total323
 • Estimate 
(2022) [4]
317
 • Density318.23/sq mi (122.85/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
58276
Area code 701
FIPS code 38-70260
GNIS feature ID1036252 [2]

St. Thomas is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 323 at the 2020 census. [3] The city, located in the Red River Valley region.

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History

St. Thomas was laid out in 1881. [5] The city was named after St. Thomas, Ontario. [6]

A U.S. post office has been in operation at St. Thomas since 1881 and is open weekdays. [7]

The St. Thomas Public School was established in 1882. St. Thomas Elementary School and St. Thomas High School offered classes for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade through the 2020-21 school year. The three-person class of 2021 was the last class to graduate from St. Thomas Public School. Pre-K-12th grade students from St. Thomas now attend school in Grafton, ND (in the newly consolidated Grafton School District #18). [8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.06 square miles (2.75 km2), all land. [9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 477—
1900 66138.6%
1910 513−22.4%
1920 500−2.5%
1930 59519.0%
1940 503−15.5%
1950 56612.5%
1960 66016.6%
1970 508−23.0%
1980 5283.9%
1990 444−15.9%
2000 4470.7%
2010 331−26.0%
2020 323−2.4%
2022 (est.)317 [4] −1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
2020 Census [3]

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 323 people lived in St. Thomas. Three-quarters of those residents were born in or near the town itself. It is a racially and ethnically diverse town, where 16% of residents are Latino, 8% are Indigenous, and most other residents are white. According to the census, every man who lives in the town owns his home, and 75% of women do too.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 331 people, 150 households, and 107 families residing in the city. The population density was 312.3 inhabitants per square mile (120.6/km2). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 171.7 per square mile (66.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.6% White, 0.6% Native American, 4.5% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.6% of the population.

There were 150 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.7% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.63.

The median age in the city was 46.1 years. 19.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 35.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.6% male and 47.4% female.

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Thomas, North Dakota
  3. 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Cities". County of Pembina, North Dakota. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of North Dakota (1977). The WPA Guide To 1930s North Dakota (2nd ed.). State Historical Society of North Dakota. p. 188. ISBN   1891419145.
  7. ↑ "Pembina County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ Thingelstad, Pete (2021). STHS, Final Curtain Call, Senior Graduates 1899-2021. St. Thomas, ND: self published. p. 4.
  9. ↑ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  10. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing" . Retrieved August 30, 2013.
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