Walhalla, North Dakota

Coordinates: 48°55′16″N 97°55′03″W / 48.92111°N 97.91750°W / 48.92111; -97.91750
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Walhalla, North Dakota
Highways
ND 32
Websitewalhalland.org

Walhalla is a city in

Pembina River, five miles (8 km) from the border with Manitoba (Canada) and approximately 45 mi (72 km) from the border with Minnesota. The population was 893 at the 2020 census.[4]

History

Antoine Blanc Gingras

Walhalla was established in 1845.[6] Walhalla is the second oldest town in North Dakota, its history bound up in the fur trade of the Red River Valley.[7] One mile northeast of town was the North West Company fur trading post, established in 1797 by British-Canadian surveyor and cartographer David Thompson (1770–1857), and in 1801 moved to a site one mile east of Walhalla, where a reconstructed building is now located.[8] [9]

Also about one mile northeast of Walhalla is the Gingras Trading Post,[10] established in the 1840s by the Métis legislator and businessman Antoine Blanc Gingras (1821-1877). [11]

In town is the Kittson Trading Post, established in 1843 by

Walhalla State Historical Park and is preserved by the State Historical Society.[12][13]

The Great Northern Railway arrived in Walhalla in 1898.[14]

The town was the site of a protest against

TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline in October 2016, when documentarian Deia Schlosberg was arrested.[15]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.07 square miles (2.77 km2), of which 1.05 square miles (2.72 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.[16]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
188067
1900377
191059257.0%
19206377.6%
19307009.9%
19401,13862.6%
19501,46328.6%
19601,432−2.1%
19701,4712.7%
19801,429−2.9%
19901,131−20.9%
20001,057−6.5%
2010996−5.8%
2020893−10.3%
2022 (est.)897[5]0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
2020 Census[4]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
people of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 439 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.88.

The median age in the city was 45.5 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.7% were from 45 to 64; and 20.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
people of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 452 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $28,095 versus $20,000 for females. The

poverty line
, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

Media

From 1896 to 2020, Walhalla was served by The Walhalla Mountaineer, a weekly newspaper. The nearby communities of Langdon and Cavalier continue to have weekly newspapers.[18]

In broadcast media, Walhalla is part of the Grand Forks media market.

Attractions

  • Frost Fire Ski and Snow Board Area
  • Scenic overviews

Climate

This

Köppen Climate Classification system, Walhalla has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CITY OF WALHALLA, ND". CITY OF WALHALLA, ND. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walhalla, North Dakota
  4. ^ a b c "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "History". City of Walhalla, ND. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "City Data for Walhalla, ND". LandsofAmerica.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  8. ^ "David Thompson (1770-1857)". Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. ^ Troy Larson (August 15, 2016). "Oldest Standing Structures in North Dakota". Ghosts of North Dakota. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  10. ^ Gingras Trading Post State Historic Site State Historical Society of North Dakota
  11. ^ "Antoine-Blanc Gingras (1821-1877) Metis Trader and Resistance Activist". Louis Riel Institute. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Norman Wolfred Kittson (1814-1888)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "City Data for City of Walhalla, ND". LandsofAmerica.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  14. . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  15. ^ Visser, Nick (October 14, 2016). "Filmmaker Arrested At Pipeline Protest Facing 45 Years In Felony Charges". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2016. Deia Schlosberg, the producer of the upcoming documentary "How to Let Go of the World and Love All Things Climate Can't Change," was detained while filming a protest against TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline in Walhalla, North Dakota.
  16. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  17. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  18. Bismarck Tribune
    . Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  19. ^ Climate Summary for Walhalla, North Dakota

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