Washburn, North Dakota

Washburn, North Dakota
—  City  —
2007 Tractor Trek traveling down Main Ave. in Washburn
Coordinates:
Country United States
State North Dakota
County McLean
Founded 1882
Area
 • Total 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
 • Land 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 1,755 ft (535 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 1,246
 • Density 781.8/sq mi (301.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 58577
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-83700[2]
GNIS feature ID 1032690[3]
Highways US 83, US 83 Bus., ND 200 Alt.
Website www.washburnnd.com

Washburn is a city in McLean County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of McLean County.[4] The population was 1,246 at the 2010 census.[1] Washburn was founded in 1882 and became the county seat in 1883.

Washburn is home to the North Dakota Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center which focuses on the Expedition's winter with the Mandans and houses a full-scale replication of Fort Mandan and one of the expedition's canoes.

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Geography

Washburn is located at (47.291313, -101.027647).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (5.85%) is water.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1910 657
1920 558 −15.1%
1930 753 34.9%
1940 901 19.7%
1950 913 1.3%
1960 993 8.8%
1970 804 −19.0%
1980 1,767 119.8%
1990 1,506 −14.8%
2000 1,389 −7.8%
2010 1,246 −10.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,389 people, 557 households, and 407 families residing in the city. The population density was 781.8 people per square mile (301.3/km²). There were 659 housing units at an average density of 370.9 per square mile (142.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.78% White, 0.72% Native American, 0.22% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 557 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,789, and the median income for a family was $54,250. Males had a median income of $47,500 versus $21,364 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,726. About 5.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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