Editing Cando, North Dakota

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{{Short description|City in North Dakota, United States}}
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|official_name            = Cando, North Dakota
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|motto                    = "Duck Hunting Capital Of North Dakota"
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|subdivision_name1        = [[North Dakota]]
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|postal_code              = 58324
|area_code                = [[Area code 701|701]]
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|blank_info               = 38-11860
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'''Cando''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|n|d|uː}} {{respell|KAN|doo}}) is a city in [[Towner County, North Dakota|Towner County]], [[North Dakota]], United States. It is the [[county seat]] of Towner County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The population was 1,117 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/Cando_city,_North_Dakota?g=160XX00US3811860 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref> Cando was founded in 1884.

==History==
Cando was founded in 1884 as the seat of the newly formed Towner County.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA833 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=November 30, 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=833| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> It was named from the pioneers' "can do" spirit.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.candond.com | title=Homepage | publisher=City of Cando, North Dakota | access-date=June 19, 2014}}</ref> The [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] was extended to Cando in 1888.<ref name="Gazetteer" />

Just west of Cando, Dunkers Colony was founded by settlers from Indiana in 1894. The settlement later changed its name to Zion, and all that is left today is a cemetery west of Cando.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jackson|first=William|title=Dakota Mysteries & Oddities, 2022 Edition|publisher=Valley Star Publisher|year=2021|isbn=978-0-9677349-9-6|location=Dickinson, ND|pages=18|language=English}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.63|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 200
|1900= 1061
|1910= 1332
|1920= 1111
|1930= 1164
|1940= 1282
|1950= 1530
|1960= 1566
|1970= 1512
|1980= 1496
|1990= 1564
|2000= 1342
|2010= 1115
|2020= 1117
|estyear=2022
|estimate=1064
|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 24, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 30, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
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==Education==
Its school district is [[North Star Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38095_towner/DC20SD_C38095.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Towner County, ND|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=August 25, 2021}}</ref> It was in the [[Cando School District]] until 2008, when it merged with [[Bisbee-Egeland School District]] into North Star.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/voters-approve-merging-schools/article_bb8d72e8-a725-57f2-b8cc-603090df5261.html|title=Voters approve merging schools |newspaper=[[Bismarck Tribune]]|place=[[Bismarck, North Dakota]]|date=October 31, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2021}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Dick Armey]], U.S. Congressman; [[House Majority Leader]]
* [[Dave Osborn]], running back for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=OSBORDAV01 |title=Dave Osborn Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com |access-date=November 7, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728165010/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=OSBORDAV01 |archive-date=July 28, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Fountain L. Thompson]], U.S. Senator, lived in Cando

==Climate==
This [[climate|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, Cando has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=882123&cityname=Cando%2C+North+Dakota%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Cando, North Dakota]</ref>
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<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weatherbase - Mobile - All Historical Weather Data for Cando, North Dakota, United States of America |url=https://m.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php?s=882123&cityname=Cando-North-Dakota-United-States-of-America |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=m.weatherbase.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.candond.com/ City of Cando official website]
* [http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ndsl-books/id/24334/rec/2 Cando, North Dakota: a history of its people and events (1984)] from the [http://digitalhorizonsonline.org/ Digital Horizons website]

{{Towner County, North Dakota}}
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[[Category:Cities in North Dakota]]
[[Category:Cities in Towner County, North Dakota]]
[[Category:County seats in North Dakota]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1884]]
[[Category:1884 establishments in Dakota Territory]]