Editing Granville, North Dakota

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Granville, North Dakota
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_blank_emblem = Granville, ND.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Logo
| blank_emblem_size  = 150px
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images --------------->
| image_skyline      = Granville North Dakota Downtown looking north.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Looking south in Granville
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps ----------------->
| image_map          = ND McHenry County Granville.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Granville, North Dakota
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location ------------->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[North Dakota]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in North Dakota|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[McHenry County, North Dakota|McHenry]]
<!-- Government ----------->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Anthony Zimbelman<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.granvillend.net/about | title=City &#124; City of Granville &#124; North Dakota }}</ref>
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1900
| established_title1 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date1  = 1906
<!-- Area ----------------->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 0.83
| area_land_km2      = 0.82
| area_water_km2     = 0.01
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.32
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.32
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
<!-- Population ----------->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 230
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2022"/>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
| population_total   = 240
| population_density_km2 = 291.98
| population_density_sq_mi = 757.10
<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 460
| elevation_ft       = 1509
| coordinates        = {{coord|48|16|0|N|100|50|36|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 58741
| area_code          = [[Area code 701|701]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 38-32660
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1029218<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Granville''' is a city in [[McHenry County, North Dakota|McHenry County]], [[North Dakota]], United States. The population was 240 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/Granville_city,_North_Dakota?g=160XX00US3832660 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref> It is part of the [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]] [[Minot micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. Granville was founded in 1900.

==History==
Granville was laid out and [[plat]]ted in 1900.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hudson|first=John C.|title=Plains Country Towns|url=https://archive.org/details/plainscountrytow0000huds|url-access=registration|year=1985|publisher=University of Minnesota Press|isbn=978-0-8166-1347-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/plainscountrytow0000huds/page/81 81]}}</ref> The city was named in honor of Granville M. Dodge, a railroad man.<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|title=North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dCGVnMUdNqMC&pg=PA254|year=1938|publisher=WPA|isbn=978-1-62376-033-5|page=254}}</ref> The railroad was extended to Granville in 1904, and the city was incorporated in 1906.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.granvillenorthdakota.com/history/ | title=History | publisher=NODAK.info | accessdate=October 22, 2015}}</ref>

In the late 1990s, the town agreed to temporarily change its name to McGillicuddy City, in a promotion for [[Dr. McGillicuddy's]] schnapps.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E7UyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3ugFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3364%2C1263332 | title=N.D. town changing its name for shot at schnapps money | work=Lawrence Journal-World | date=February 13, 1998 | accessdate=October 22, 2015 | pages=6E}}</ref>

==Geography==
Granville is located at {{coord|48|16|0|N|100|50|36|W|type:city}} (48.266566, -100.843355).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.28|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]] |accessdate=June 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 455
|1920= 394
|1930= 450
|1940= 443
|1950= 404
|1960= 400
|1970= 282
|1980= 281
|1990= 236
|2000= 286
|2010= 241
|2020= 240
|estyear=2022
|estimate=230
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=November 29, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 29, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|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|accessdate=October 30, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 241 people, 109 households, and 65 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|860.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 135 housing units at an average density of {{convert|482.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.3% of the population.

There were 109 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.4% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% 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 2.91.

The median age in the city was 44.3 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 19.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 286 people, 120 households, and 77 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,042.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 141 housing units at an average density of {{convert|514.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.70% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 2.45% from two or more races.

There were 120 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,444, and the median income for a family was $28,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $14,464 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,576. About 7.5% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.5% of those 65 or over.

==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, Granville has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=686323&cityname=Granville%2C+North+Dakota%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Granville, North Dakota]</ref>

'''Granville North Dakota holds 12 hour temperature rise record''' <ref>{{Cite web |title=Some Outstanding Temperature Rises |url=https://www.infoplease.com/math-science/weather/some-outstanding-temperature-rises |website=Infoplease}}</ref>

'''In 12 hours:''' 83 °F, Granville, N.D., Feb. 21, 1918, from –33 °F to 50 °F from early morning to late afternoon.

==Historic Places==
[[File:Granville State Bank - Granville North Dakota.jpg|thumb|left|[[Granville State Bank]]]]
The [[Granville State Bank]], on Main Street, was built in 1903 and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Transportation==
[[Amtrak]]’s [[Empire Builder]], which operates between [[Seattle]]/[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] and [[Chicago]], passes through the town on [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] tracks, but makes no stop. The [[Minot station|nearest station]] is located in [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]], {{convert|23|mi}} to the west. 

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.granvillenorthdakota.com/ Granville, North Dakota 58741]
* [https://www.granvillend.net/ Official website]

{{McHenry County, North Dakota}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in North Dakota]]
[[Category:Cities in McHenry County, North Dakota]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1900]]
[[Category:1900 establishments in North Dakota]]
[[Category:Minot, North Dakota micropolitan area]]