Editing Kief, North Dakota

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'''Kief''' is a city in [[McHenry County, North Dakota|McHenry County]], [[North Dakota]], United States. The population was 8 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/Kief_city,_North_Dakota?g=160XX00US3842660 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref> It is part of the [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]] [[Minot micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. Kief was founded in 1908.

==History==
Kief was founded in 1908 as a station along the [[Soo Line Railroad]]. The city was named by [[Black Sea German]] settlers after the city of [[Kyiv]] in [[Ukraine]] (formerly [[Kiev Governorate|Kievan Governorate]] of [[Russian Empire|Russia]]).<ref name=barnes>{{cite book |last= Williams |first= Mary Ann (Barnes) |title= Origins of North Dakota Place Names |publisher= [[Bismarck Tribune]] |location= [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] |pages= 155|year= 1966 |oclc= 431626}}</ref><ref name=wick>{{cite book |author= Wick, Douglas A. |title= North Dakota Place Names |year= 1988 |publisher= Hedemarken Collectibles |location= [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] |pages=102 |isbn=0-9620968-0-6 |oclc=191277027}}</ref> Kief was the transliteration for Kyiv at the time.<ref name=wick/> A post office was established in 1909<ref name=postoffices>{{cite book | author= Patera, Alan H. |author2=John S. Gallagher |title= North Dakota Post Offices, 1850-1982 |year= 1982 |publisher= The Depot |location= [[Burtonsville, Maryland]] |pages=81–83 |oclc= 09763647}}</ref> and the town was later incorporated as a [[village]] in 1916.<ref name=bluebook/> It achieved a peak population of 307 in 1920.<ref name=ND1920>{{cite web |author=U.S. Census Bureau |author-link=United States Census Bureau|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/06229686v32-37ch2.pdf |title= Number and Distribution of Inhabitants, North Dakota |work=Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920 |publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] |year=1921|access-date=July 20, 2008}}</ref> It became a [[city]] in 1967, after the [[North Dakota Legislature]] enacted legislation that eliminated all existing incorporation titles for towns and villages in the state.<ref name=bluebook>{{cite book|last=North Dakota Secretary of State |author-link=North Dakota Secretary of State |title=North Dakota Centennial Blue Book |publisher=North Dakota Legislative Assembly |year=1989 |location=Bismarck, ND |pages=500 & 507 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HZKEOgAACAAJ}}</ref>

==Geography==
Kief is located in [[Land Township, McHenry County, North Dakota|Land Township]], roughly {{convert|8|mi|km}} southwest of [[Drake, North Dakota|Drake]].<ref name=gnis/><ref name=wick/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 307
|1930= 139
|1940= 159
|1950= 135
|1960= 97
|1970= 46
|1980= 36
|1990= 24
|2000= 13
|2010= 13
|2020= 8
|estyear=2023
|estimate=8
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=June 23, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 23, 2024}}</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|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 13 people, 8 households, and 4 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 12 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 8 households, of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 25.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 50.0% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.63 and the average family size was 2.25.

The median age in the city was 55.8 years. 7.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 0.0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 0.0% were from 25 to 44; 69.3% were from 45 to 64; and 23.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.8% male and 46.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 13 people, 8 households, and 3 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 10.7 people per square mile (4.1/km{{sup|2}}). There were 18 housing units at an average density of 14.8 per square mile (5.7/km{{sup|2}}). Everyone was (by identity) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 8 households, out of which just 2 households (25.0%) had children under the age of 18 living with them, 12.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 62.5% were non-families. 62.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 37.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.63 and the average family size was 2.67.

The largest population group in the city was 25 to 44 year olds, with 38.5%. Those aged 65 and over made up 30.8% of the population followed by those under the age of 18 with 23.1%. 45 to 64 year olds made up just 7.7% of the population. The median age was 42 years.<ref name=age>{{cite American Factfinder|city|3842660|age}}</ref>

The median income for a household in the city was $6,875, and the median income for a family was $12,500. There were no year-round workers in the city, though 77.8% of the population reported earnings from [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] income. When Social Security is excluded, 66.7% of the population reported some type of earnings. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $6,467. There were 50.0% of families living below the [[poverty line]] and 75.0% of the population. 100.0% of those over 64 were below the poverty line.

==See also==
* [[Liberty Baptist Church (Kief, North Dakota)]]: on the National Register of Historic Places

==References==
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{{McHenry County, North Dakota}}

==Photos==
* [https://archive.today/20121202074001/http://ghostsofnorthdakota.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/kief-nd/]

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[[Category:Cities in North Dakota]]
[[Category:Cities in McHenry County, North Dakota]]
[[Category:Minot, North Dakota micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1906]]
[[Category:1906 establishments in North Dakota]]
[[Category:German-Russian culture in North Dakota]]