Pembina, North Dakota
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Pembina (IPA /pɛmbɪnə/, listen ) is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 642 at the 2000 census. Pembina was founded in 1850.
It is at the northern end of Interstate 29, on the Canada-United States border. Pembina is a significant crossing for road traffic headed to and from Winnipeg, Manitoba and is one of three 24-hour ports in North Dakota (the others are Portal and Dunseith).
Pembina is home to the U.S. satellite plant of Motor Coach Industries, which completes assembly of intercity buses, for customers including Greyhound Lines.
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[edit] Geography
Pembina is located at (48.966423, -97.245142)GR1, at the confluence of the Red River of the North and the Pembina River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 642 people, 250 households, and 177 families residing in the city. The population density was 326.2/km² (843.1/mi²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 139.2/km² (359.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.57% White, 0.16% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 1.56% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population.
There were 250 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $55,536, and the median income for a family was $59,722. Males had a median income of $35,250 versus $26,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,278. About 4.5% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Sites of interest
- LaMoure Memorial Golf Club - a nine-hole golf course located four blocks south of City Park in Pembina. It measures 2,446 yards from the back tees.
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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