Petersburg, North Dakota

Petersburg, North Dakota
—  City  —
Looking down a street in Petersburg
Location of Petersburg, North Dakota
Coordinates:
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Nelson
Founded 1884
Area
 • Total 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Land 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,532 ft (467 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 192
 • Density 189.0/sq mi (73.0/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 58272
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-61860[2]
GNIS feature ID 1030683[3]

Petersburg is a city in Nelson County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 192 at the 2010 census.[1] Petersburg was founded in 1884.

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Geography

Petersburg is located at (48.010224, -98.000698).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it is land and 0.96% is water.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1910 353
1920 367 4.0%
1930 310 −15.5%
1940 285 −8.1%
1950 318 11.6%
1960 272 −14.5%
1970 266 −2.2%
1980 230 −13.5%
1990 219 −4.8%
2000 195 −11.0%
2010 192 −1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 195 people, 82 households, and 51 families residing in the city. The population density was 189.0 people per square mile (73.1/km²). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 102.7 per square mile (39.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.92% White, 0.51% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.03% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 82 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,679, and the median income for a family was $42,750. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,634. About 4.6% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 11.9% of those sixty five or over.

Notable people

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