Beulah, North Dakota

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Coordinates: 47°16′5″N 101°46′38″W / 47.26806, -101.77722
Beulah, North Dakota
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Mercer
Area
- Total	2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
- Land	2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,785 ft (544 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,152
- Density	1,307.8/sq mi (504.9/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	58523
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-06660^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1027971^[2]

Beulah is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 3,152 at the 2000 census. Beulah was founded in 1913.

Because of its proximity to Hazen, a town of similar size about 10 km (5 mi) away, Beulah is rarely mentioned by itself but rather as Hazen-Beulah. Beulah is home to the Dakota Gasification Company.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Beulah is located at 47°16′5″N, 101°46′38″W (47.268088, -101.777229)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	552		—
1930	913		65.4%
1940	942		3.2%
1950	1,501		59.3%
1960	1,318		−12.2%
1970	1,344		2%
1980	2,908		116.4%
1990	3,363		15.6%
2000	3,152		−6.3%
Est. 2006	2,993	^[4]	−5%

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,152 people, 1,213 households, and 851 families residing in the city. The population density was 505.0/km² (1,307.8/mi²). There were 1,475 housing units at an average density of 236.3/km² (612.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.78% White, 0.03% African American, 1.68% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.63% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are German (74.3%), Norwegian (12.3%), Irish (9.3%), Russian (7.7%), English (3.4%), Czech (2.3%).

There were 1,213 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,256, and the median income for a family was $54,700. Males had a median income of $50,870 versus $20,792 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,614. About 5.3% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 30.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Beulah has a rich tradition of education, and is home to Beulah High School, The North Dakota Institute of Technology, and the Midwest Arts and Crafts College, and several other notable institutions. Beulah's rise to educational prominence started with the original one room school house, located in an unused barn south of town. At its advent, only five local children attended the school, but as its reputation grew children from surrounding communities began attending until the school ballooned to over one hundred students. The school went on to receive several awards for educational excellence, and was considered the pride of the town until a fire in 1934 destroyed the building.