Editing Beulah, North Dakota

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Beulah, North Dakota
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities in North Dakota|City]]
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| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Small Town Appeal...Big City Looks"
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| subdivision_name1  = [[North Dakota]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in North Dakota|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer]]
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| postal_code        = 58523
| area_code          = [[Area code 701|701]]
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'''Beulah''' is a city in [[Mercer County, North Dakota]], United States. The population was 3,058 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Beulah_city,_North_Dakota?g=160XX00US3806660 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref> Beulah is home to the [[Dakota Gasification Company]].  It is near the largest [[lignite]] mine in the United States, owned by [[North American Coal Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lignite.com/news/north-dakotas-freedom-mine-the-largest-lignite-mine-in-the-united-states/|title=North Dakota's Freedom Mine: The largest lignite mine in the United States - Lignite Energy Council|date=July 31, 2017|website=lignite.com|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref>

==History==
Beulah was founded in 1914. It was named after Beulah Stinchcombe, the niece of a local land developer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=52753|title=Profile for Beulah, North Dakota|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|access-date=June 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609032151/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=52753|archive-date=June 9, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.49|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Beulah, North Dakota (1981–2010)
|single line = Y

|Jan high F = 19.1
|Feb high F = 21.6
|Mar high F = 36.9
|Apr high F = 55.5
|May high F = 65.6
|Jun high F = 74.0
|Jul high F = 84.0
|Aug high F = 82.7
|Sep high F = 72.9
|Oct high F = 56.0
|Nov high F = 42.0
|Dec high F = 18.2
|year high F = 52.4

|Jan low F = 0.3
|Feb low F = 2.7
|Mar low F = 17.8
|Apr low F = 30.5
|May low F = 41.4
|Jun low F = 50.2
|Jul low F = 56.4
|Aug low F = 54.4
|Sep low F = 45.9
|Oct low F = 33.1
|Nov low F = 20.3
|Dec low F = 1.1
|year low F = 29.5

|precipitation colour = 
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.66
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.65
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.89
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.88
|May precipitation inch = 2.75
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.36
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.93
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.12
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.18
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.25
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.51
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.55
|year precipitation inch= 16.73

|Jan snow inch = 12.6
|Feb snow inch = 9.2
|Mar snow inch = 14.5
|Apr snow inch = 4.8
|May snow inch = 3.4
|Jun snow inch = 0.3
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.3
|Oct snow inch = 2.8
|Nov snow inch = 4.3
|Dec snow inch = 19.3
|year snow inch = 71.3
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=bis |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = May 4, 2013}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 552
|1930= 913
|1940= 942
|1950= 1501
|1960= 1318
|1970= 1344
|1980= 2908
|1990= 3363
|2000= 3152
|2010= 3121
|2020= 3058
|estyear=2022
|estimate=3044
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html|date=October 7, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 1, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
[[File:The Beulah street.jpg|thumb|Street in Beulah]]

As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 3,121 people, 1,353 households, and 862 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1253.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,508 housing units at an average density of {{convert|605.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 1,353 households, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age in the city was 44.2 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 34.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 3,152 people, 1,213 households, and 851 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,307.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,475 housing units at an average density of {{convert|612.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.68% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.63% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.48% of the population.

The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are [[Germany|German]] (74.3%), [[Norway|Norwegian]] (12.3%), [[Ireland|Irish]] (9.3%), [[Russia]]n (7.7%), [[England|English]] (3.4%), [[Czech Republic|Czech]] (2.3%).

There were 1,213 households, of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.

The median household income was $45,256 and the  median family income was $54,700. Males had a median income of $50,870 versus $20,792 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,614. About 5.3% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 30.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
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Beulah's educational system started with a one-room school house, located in an unused barn south of city. At its advent, only five local children attended the school.  As its reputation grew, children from surrounding communities increased the school's attendance to over one hundred students. The school went on to receive several awards for educational excellence and was considered the pride of the city until a fire in 1934 destroyed the building. Previously, an additional [[Beulah School]] was built in 1920.

Beulah has an elementary, middle, and high school. The sports teams are called the Miners. The American Legion baseball team is called the Cyclones.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{wikivoyage inline|Beulah}}
* [https://www.beulahnd.org/ Official website]

{{Mercer County, North Dakota}}
{{North Dakota}}

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[[Category:Cities in North Dakota]]
[[Category:Cities in Mercer County, North Dakota]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1914]]
[[Category:1914 establishments in North Dakota]]