New Town, North Dakota New Town, North Dakota Post office in New Town Post office in New Town Location of New Town, North Dakota Location of New Town, North Dakota New Town is a town/city in Mountrail County, North Dakota in the United States.
New Town was platted in 1950 as a replacement site for the inhabitants of Sanish and Van Hook, as these suburbs were scheduled to be flooded by the creation of Lake Sakakawea, a reservoir to furnish water for irrigation. New Town is home to Fort Berthold Community College.
New Town is positioned on State Highway 23 at the crossing of Lake Sakakawea by the Four Bears Bridge.
They held an auction to sell off lots in what was called New Town.
In November 1952, seventy-four voters went to the polls to elect the first town/city officials of New Town.
Businesses were moved from the encircling villages, and soon citizens had to go to New Town for food and supplies.
In the fall of 1953, school opened for New Town students.
The first scheduled train appeared at New Town on September 22, 1953.
Many new workers were thriving to the improve and, with work on the new bridge, roads, and assembly in the town, jobs were plentiful.
This knowledge was gathered from the book 'New Town 1951-1976' by James Mc - Master, editor of the New Town News in 1976.
New Town is positioned at 47 58 54 N 102 29 5 W (47.981748, -102.484842). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.28 square miles (3.32 km2), all of it land. There were 647 homeholds of which 43.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were married couples living together, 23.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 9.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 32.5% were non-families.
30.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 12.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 8.9% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,367 citizens , 488 homeholds, and 318 families residing in the city.
There were 488 homeholds out of which 34.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 36.1% were married couples living together, 22.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
Daniel Uran is the Mayor of New Town.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, New Town has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. "New Town (Mountrail County)".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
Climate Summary for New Town, North Dakota City of New Town official website Community survey, New Town, North Dakota (1959) from the Digital Horizons website Municipalities and communities of Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States
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Cities in North Dakota - Cities in Mountrail County, North Dakota - Populated places established in 1953 - Seats of government of American Indian reservations - 1953 establishments in North Dakota
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