Starkweather, North Dakota

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Starkweather, North Dakota
Location of Starkweather, North Dakota
Location of Starkweather, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°27′8″N 98°52′41″W / 48.45222, -98.87806
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Ramsey
Area
 - Total 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
 - Land 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 1,496 ft (456 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 157
 - Density 1,120.1/sq mi (432.5/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 58377
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-75580[1]
GNIS feature ID 1032289[2]

Starkweather is a city in Ramsey County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 157 at the 2000 census. Starkweather was founded in 1902.

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[edit] Geography

Starkweather is located at 48°27′8″N, 98°52′41″W (48.452338, -98.878153)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 157 people, 60 households, and 46 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,120.1 people per square mile (433.0/km²). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 634.9/sq mi (245.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.73% White, 0.64% Native American, 0.64% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 60 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $35,208. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $16,563 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,278. About 8.1% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

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