Fessenden, North Dakota

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Coordinates: 47°38′59″N 99°37′34″W / 47.64972, -99.62611
Fessenden, North Dakota
Location of Fessenden, North Dakota
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Wells
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,611 ft (491 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	625
- Density	1,378.4/sq mi (532.2/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	58438
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-26180^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1028952^[2]

Fessenden is a city in Wells County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Wells County^[3]. The population was 625 at the 2000 census. Fessenden was founded in 1893.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Attractions
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Fessenden is located at 47°38′59″N, 99°37′34″W (47.649667, -99.626142)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 625 people, 279 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,378.4 people per square mile (536.3/km²). There were 306 housing units at an average density of 674.9/sq mi (262.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.20% White, 0.32% Native American, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 279 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,750, and the median income for a family was $38,304. Males had a median income of $26,111 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,303. About 8.2% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.