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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Harwood, North Dakota | settlement_type = [[City]] | image_blank_emblem = HarwoodNDlogo.png | blank_emblem_type = Logo | blank_emblem_size = 130px | nickname = | motto = "It's All Good!" <!-- Images --------------->| image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps -----------------> | image_map = ND Cass County Harwood.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Harwood, 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 = [[Cass County, North Dakota|Cass]] <!-- Government ----------->| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Blake Hankey | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1881 <!-- 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 = 3.40 | area_land_km2 = 3.38 | area_water_km2 = 0.02 | area_total_sq_mi = 1.31 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.30 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 <!-- Population ----------->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_est = 818 | pop_est_as_of = 2022 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2022"/> | population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> | population_total = 794 | population_density_km2 = 235.17 | population_density_sq_mi = 608.90 <!-- General information -->| timezone = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 889 | coordinates = {{coord|46|58|37|N|96|52|52|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 58042 | area_code = [[Area code 701|701]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 38-35940 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1036084<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1036084}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://www.cityofharwood.com/}} | footnotes = }} '''Harwood''' is a city in [[Cass County, North Dakota|Cass County]], [[North Dakota]], United States. The population was 794 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/Harwood_city,_North_Dakota?g=160XX00US3835940 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> It has become a [[bedroom community]] of the nearby [[Fargo-Moorhead]] area. Harwood was founded in 1881. ==History== Harwood was [[plat]]ted in 1881 when the Great Northern Railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hoheisel|first1=Tim|last2=Nielsen|first2=Andrew R.|title=Cass County|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xfNMWPUkLOoC&pg=PA48|year=2007|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-4145-7|page=48}}</ref> The city was named in honor of A. J. Harwood, the original owner of the town site.<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dCGVnMUdNqMC&pg=PA194|year=1938|publisher=WPA|isbn=978-1-62376-033-5|page=194}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Harwood since 1881.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=ND&county=Cass&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Cass County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=October 24, 2015}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|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}}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1980= 326 |1990= 590 |2000= 607 |2010= 718 |2020= 794 |estyear=2022 |estimate=818 |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 4, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 4, 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|access-date=July 21, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> }} ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 718 people, 241 households, and 216 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|569.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 248 housing units at an average density of {{convert|196.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.1% of the population. There were 241 households, of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 10.4% were non-families. 6.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age in the city was 34.4 years. 29.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.6% were from 25 to 44; 28.3% were from 45 to 64; and 5.2% 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 [[census]] of 2000, there were 607 people, 192 households, and 174 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|517.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 201 housing units at an average density of {{convert|171.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.66% of the population. There were 192 households, out of which 56.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.9% were non-families. 5.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.31. In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 2.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $57,500, and the median income for a family was $60,625. Males had a median income of $39,625 versus $24,479 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,191. About 1.7% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. ==Transportation== [[Amtrak]]βs ''[[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 [[Fargo station|nearest station]] is located in [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], {{convert|9|mi}} to the south. ==Notable person== * [[Dane Boedigheimer]], actor and filmmaker who created ''[[Annoying Orange]]''. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Cass County, North Dakota}} {{Fargo-Moorhead}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Cass County, North Dakota]] [[Category:Cities in North Dakota]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1881]] [[Category:1881 establishments in Dakota Territory]]
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