Reile's Acres, North Dakota
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Reile's Acres is a city in Cass County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 254 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Fargo and West Fargo. Reile's Acres was founded in 1973.
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[edit] History
Reile's Acres was incorporated in 1977 with a population of 147 and has slowly grown ever since. Reile's Acres is named for Reinhold Reile who originally owned the land and had a farmstead on the site. Therefore, the city is properly referred to with the apostrophe in Reile's.
[edit] Geography
Reile's Acres is located at (46.925798, -96.862643)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 254 people, 72 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The population density was 204.3/km² (528.6/mi²). There were 72 housing units at an average density of 57.9/km² (149.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.43% White, 0.79% Native American, and 0.79% from two or more races.
There were 72 households out of which 62.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 88.9% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 4.2% were non-families. 4.2% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.53 and the average family size was 3.59.
In the city the population was spread out with 37.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 1.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $67,708, and the median income for a family was $68,958. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,367. About 4.2% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 100.0% of those sixty five or over.
[edit] Law and government
Reile's Acres uses the city commission style of government. Four commissioners and a mayor are elected at large. The current mayor is Scott Anderson. The commission meets monthly. One municipal judge is also elected at large.
Reile's Acres police and fire services are provided by nearby West Fargo through an agreement.
[edit] Economy
Reile's Acres does not have any commercial enterprise within the city limits. Workers commute to the Fargo-Moorhead area or beyond.
[edit] Recreation
Reile's Acres has one city park, which provides playground equipment, picnic areas, tennis courts, a baseball diamond and other typical park amenities. The city park shelter contains the city office and typically serves as the home of city commission meetings.
[edit] Education
All K-12 children attend the West Fargo School District.
[edit] External links
- City of Reile's Acres official website
- 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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State of North Dakota Bismarck (capital) |
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| Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area (North Dakota/Minnesota) | |
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| Core cities: | Fargo, North Dakota | Moorhead, Minnesota | West Fargo, North Dakota | Dilworth, Minnesota |
| Counties: | Cass County, North Dakota | Clay County, Minnesota |
| Other communities: | North Dakota: Briarwood | Casselton | Frontier | Harwood | Horace | Kindred | Mapleton | North River | Prairie Rose | Reile's Acres Minnesota: Barnesville | Glyndon | Hawley | Sabin |
