Steele, North Dakota Steele, North Dakota Steele Community Center in Steele Steele Community Center in Steele Location of Steele, North Dakota Location of Steele, North Dakota Country United States State North Dakota Steele is a town/city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States.
Although they bear the same name, the town/city of Steele is not in Steele County.
Steele was platted in 1878 by Wilbur F.
Steele, and titled for him. The improve had its start soon after the barns was extended to that point. A postal service has been in operation at Steele since 1880. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), all of it land. On July 6, 1936, the temperature in Steele soared to 121 F (49.4 C), the highest temperature ever recorded in the state of North Dakota.
This event, amid the 1936 North American heat wave, is even more remarkable in light of the fact that since 1948, the temperature has not exceeded 109 F (42.8 C).
Never before or since has such extreme heat been recorded so far north on the North American continent.
Record high temperatures for 15 states fell that summer.
In the United States, higher temperatures have been recorded in only four states: California, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.
Looking at the averages, Steele has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with warm to hot summers and very cold winters, typical of the Great Plains.
Although summers highs average 83 F (28.3 C) there are still 17 18 days on average of above 90 F (32.2 C). January evenings average 2 F ( 16.7 C), and subzero temperatures happen on multiple occasions every winter.
Climate data for Steele, North Dakota, 1981 2010 normals, extremes 1894 present Record high F ( C) 55.0 Average high F ( C) 21.1 Average low F ( C) 1.6 As of the census of 2010, there were 715 citizens , 316 homeholds, and 194 families residing in the city.
There were 362 housing units at an average density of 635.1 per square mile (245.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.9% White, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.7% from other competitions, and 0.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 316 homeholds of which 27.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.6% were non-families.
35.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.89.
The median age in the town/city was 41.9 years.
25.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 761 citizens , 336 homeholds, and 191 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,338.5 citizens per square mile (515.5/km ).
There were 367 housing units at an average density of 645.5 per square mile (248.6/km ).
There were 336 homeholds out of which 23.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families.
40.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 28.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 31.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $27,841, and the median income for a family was $37,778.
About 8.7% of families and 14.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.
United States Geological Survey.
North Dakota: Counties, Towns & People.
Historical Gazetteer of the United States.
"STEELE, NORTH DAKOTA (328366)".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
City of Steele official website Municipalities and communities of Kidder County, North Dakota, United States
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Cities in Kidder County, North Dakota - Cities in North Dakota - County seats in North Dakota - Populated places established in 1881 - 1881 establishments in Dakota Territory
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