Perth, North Dakota

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For the North Dakota township, see Perth Township, Walsh County, North Dakota.

Coordinates: 48°42′56″N 99°27′30″W / 48.71556, -99.45833
Perth, North Dakota
Perth, North Dakota
Location of Perth, North Dakota
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Towner
Area
- Total	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- Land	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,732 ft (528 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	13
- Density	98.6/sq mi (38.1/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	58363
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-61780^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1030677^[2]

Perth is a town in Towner County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 13 at the 2000 census. Perth was founded in 1897.

Perth had a newspaper, the Perth Journal, from 1898 to 1904. Perth is assigned ZIP Code 58363.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Perth is located at 48°42′56″N, 99°27′30″W (48.715578, -99.458423)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 13 people, 4 households, and 2 families residing in the city. The population density was 98.6 people per square mile (38.6/km²). There were 6 housing units at an average density of 45.5/sq mi (17.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 4 households out of which 2 had children under the age of 18 living with them, 2 were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no husband present, and 2 were non-families. Two of the households were made up of individuals and 1 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 5.50.

In the city the population was spread out with 38.5% under the age of 18, 15.4% from 18 to 24, 15.4% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 62.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 60.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $36,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,381. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.