From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tower City is a city in Barnes and Cass counties in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The population was 252 at the 2000 census. Tower City was founded in 1879.
[edit] Geography
Tower City is located at 46°55′24″N, 97°40′30″W (46.923335, -97.675109)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 252 people, 107 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was 121.2 people per square mile (46.8/km²). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 54.3/sq mi (21.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.81% White, and 1.19% from two or more races.
There were 107 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,607, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $26,806 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,652. About 5.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.9% of those sixty five or over.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Municipalities and communities of
Barnes County, North Dakota |
|
| County seat: Valley City |
|
| Cities |
|
|
|
| Townships |
Alta | Anderson | Ashtabula | Baldwin | Binghampton | Brimer | Cuba | Dazey | Eckelson | Edna | Ellsbury | Getchell | Grand Prairie | Green | Greenland | Hemen | Hobart | Koldok | Lake Town | Mansfield | Marsh | Meadow Lake | Minnie Lake | Nelson | Noltimer | Norma | Oakhill | Oriska | Pierce | Potter | Raritan | Rogers | Rosebud | Sibley Trail | Skandia | Spring Creek | Springvale | Stewart | Svea | Thordenskjold | Uxbridge | Valley | Weimer
|
|
Municipalities and communities of
Cass County, North Dakota |
|
| County seat: Fargo |
|
| Cities |
|
|
|
| Townships |
Addison | Amenia | Arthur | Ayr | Barnes | Bell | Berlin | Buffalo | Casselton | Chaffee | Clifton | Cornell | Davenport | Dows | Durbin | Eldred | Empire | Erie | Everest | Fargo | Gardner | Gill | Gunkel | Harmony | Harwood | Highland | Hill | Howes | Hunter | Kinyon | Lake | Leonard | Maple River | Mapleton | Noble | Normanna | Page | Pleasant | Pontiac | Raymond | Reed | Rich | Rochester | Rush River | Stanley | Tower | Walburg | Warren | Watson | Wheatland | Wiser
|
|
| CDPs |
|
|
Unincorporated
community |
|
|
