Mandan, North Dakota facts for kids
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Mandan, North Dakota
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City Hall in Mandan
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| Motto(s):
"Where the West Begins"
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Location of Mandan, North Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Morton |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.65 sq mi (35.36 km2) |
| • Land | 13.50 sq mi (34.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,647 ft (502 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 24,206 |
| • Density | 1,684.96/sq mi (650.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
58554
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| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-49900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1030076 |
| Highways | I-94 / I-94 Bus. / I-194 / ND 6 / ND 1806 |
Mandan is a city on the eastern border of Morton County and the eighth-largest city in North Dakota. Founded in 1879 on the west side of the upper Missouri River, it was designated in 1881 as the county seat of Morton County. The population was 24,206 at the 2020 census. Across the Missouri River from Bismarck, Mandan is a core city of the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.13 square miles (28.83 km2), of which 11.03 square miles (28.57 km2) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2) is water.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mandan has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Mandan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
43.9 (111.0) |
44.4 (111.9) |
41.7 (107.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
44.4 (111.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.2 (−44.0) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 239 | — | |
| 1890 | 1,328 | 455.6% | |
| 1900 | 1,658 | 24.8% | |
| 1910 | 3,873 | 133.6% | |
| 1920 | 4,336 | 12.0% | |
| 1930 | 5,037 | 16.2% | |
| 1940 | 6,685 | 32.7% | |
| 1950 | 7,298 | 9.2% | |
| 1960 | 10,525 | 44.2% | |
| 1970 | 11,093 | 5.4% | |
| 1980 | 15,513 | 39.8% | |
| 1990 | 15,177 | −2.2% | |
| 2000 | 16,718 | 10.2% | |
| 2010 | 18,331 | 9.6% | |
| 2020 | 24,206 | 32.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,331 people, 7,632 households, and 4,921 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,661.9 inhabitants per square mile (641.7/km2). There were 7,950 housing units at an average density of 720.8 per square mile (278.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.7% White, 0.6% African American, 4.9% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 7,632 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.
The median age in the city was 37.2 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
Economy
The economy of the surrounding area is largely agriculture-based. Mandan once had five grain elevators and a flour mill, but none of these remain today. The city continues to support the agricultural industry with livestock sale ring, farm implement dealers and suppliers and finance/lending institutions. But its original purpose was support for the railroad. Subsequent access to rail transportation allowed the agricultural, commercial and industrial sectors to flourish.
In recent decades, Mandan has diversified its economy to include food processing, petroleum refining, electrical power generation, software development, manufacturing and retail trade as well as all manner of professional services for its residents. A federal institution and a state institution border the city.
Transportation
The city originated to support the operation of the Northern Pacific Railroad. First platting documents were filed in 1873. A rail division headquarters and major maintenance facility were established in Mandan in 1881 to support operations from the Missouri River west to the Yellowstone River near Glendive, Montana. The Northern Pacific became part of the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970 and part of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in 1995. Known since 2005 as BNSF Railway, it operates the railroad facilities in Mandan and the surrounding communities. Over 320 BNSF employees are based in Mandan.
Information services
National Information Systems Cooperative (NISC) develops and supports software and hardware for utility cooperatives and telecommunications companies. Of the 1,200 software developers, engineers, customer support specialists and other individuals the company employs, about 450 are in Mandan, making it the city's second-largest employer.
Laducer & Associates, Inc. specializes in large-scale information processing, with emphasis on data entry and data capture, for clients including the federal government. It is one of the city's largest private employers.
Energy industry
A Marathon Petroleum oil refinery north of Mandan began operations in 1954 as a unit of the American Oil Company, with a 29,000 barrels per day (BPD) capacity. Today, the Mandan Refinery's nameplate capacity of 73,800 BPD processes primarily North Dakota sweet (low sulfur) crude oil into a full range of refined petroleum products. The refinery became part of the British Petroleum (BP) system as part of the BP-Amoco merger in January 2001. BP sold the site to Tesoro Corporation in September 2001; Tesoro became Andeavor in August 2017; and Marathon Petroleum purchased Andeavor in October 2018. In total 250 employees are based at the site, including the Andeavor Logistics LP group, which supports trucking and crude pipeline and natural gas transportation and processing operations.
R.M. Heskett Station is an electric generating station operated by Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. along the Missouri River about four miles northeast of downtown Mandan. It hosts two lignite coal-fired boilers, the smaller a spreader stoker and the larger a fluidized design. The smaller of the two units went online in 1954 and has a capacity of 25 megawatts. The second went online in 1963 and is rated at 75 megawatts. A 88MW Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine "peaking unit" was added to the station in July 2014. The plant is named for R.M. Heskett, the founder of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
Governmental institutions
As the seat of Morton County, all major governmental service offices are in Mandan, including the courthouse. Morton County employs about 170 people, the majority residing in Mandan. The City of Mandan offices include facilities to house approximately 140 people.
In August 1912, Congress passed a bill to establish the Northern Great Plains Research Station. Ground was broken in September 1913. It remains the country's second-largest federal dry land experimental station. Dry land farming in all of its phases is carried on at the station, as well as the development of new grains and fruits. The station employs approximately 20 people, including doctorate-level professionals.
The North Dakota Youth Correctional Center maintains custody of up to 107 youth committed to its care by the Juvenile Courts. Operated by the State of North Dakota, the campus includes four cottages, administration and education facilities, a gymnasium with an indoor swimming pool, a chapel and a cafeteria. Until 1947 the facility, then called the State Training School, also served as an orphanage, especially for the children of incarcerated criminals. But other orphaned children, typically by accidents, were also assigned there.
Education
Mandan Public Schools operates Roosevelt Elementary School, Mary Stark Elementary School, Lewis & Clark Elementary School, Ft. Lincoln Elementary School, Custer Elementary School, Red Trail Elementary School, Mandan Middle School, Mandan High School, and the Brave Center Academy night school. In 2016, the Mandan Public School District was Morton County's largest employer, with approximately 700 employees.
The city's Catholic parishes (of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck) operate two private K–6 schools: Christ the King School and St. Joseph School.
Bismarck State College operates two campuses in Mandan focusing on post-secondary vocational education. Its Mechanical Maintenance Technology program is based out of its east Mandan campus. The Electrical Lineworker School is at a facility in northwest Mandan.
Notable people
- Frank L. Anders, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, engineer, businessman, amateur military historian and politician
- Henry Waldo Coe, Mandan resident, among the first physicians in Dakota Territory, elected to state office, close friend of Theodore Roosevelt
- Tony Dean, television broadcaster, columnist and conservationist. Dean's real name was Anthony DeChandt
- Ivan Dmitri, AKA Levon West; artist, photographer and printmaker; gained international recognition as an artist for his etching "The Spirit of St. Louis"
- Ron Erhardt, born and grew up in Mandan, became head coach of the New England Patriots
- Heidi Heitkamp, former U.S. Senator, resides in rural Mandan
- Tom Huff, Washington State Representative
- Richard Longfellow, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
- Arthur Peterson, Jr., actor born and raised in Mandan
- A. R. Shaw, educator and politician
- Era Bell Thompson, author and editor of Ebony magazine
- Marlo Anderson, founder of National Day Calendar
Images for kids
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The historic Northern Pacific railroad depot in the Mandan Commercial Historic District, which now contains a German restaurant
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Mandan is on the left and Bismarck on the right in this 2007 photograph taken from the International Space Station.
See also
In Spanish: Mandan (Dakota del Norte) para niños
