Editing Maza, North Dakota

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States}}
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'''Maza''' is a former city in [[Towner County, North Dakota|Towner County]], [[North Dakota]], United States. The population was 5 at the 2000 census. Maza was founded in 1893. Maza was incorporated as a city until 2002, when the city was dissolved and governance reverted to the surrounding [[Maza Township, Towner County, North Dakota|Maza Township]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041001053602/http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/ U.S. Census Bureau: Boundary Changes]</ref><ref>[http://www.ndlc.org/vertical/Sites/%7BFF200277-CA48-4FAD-B305-ED3312987082%7D/uploads/%7B18054037-7230-4EBC-BD7D-4D2EFCB7A1A7%7D.PDF 2002 Taxable Valuations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071325/http://www.ndlc.org/vertical/Sites/%7BFF200277-CA48-4FAD-B305-ED3312987082%7D/uploads/%7B18054037-7230-4EBC-BD7D-4D2EFCB7A1A7%7D.PDF |date=2007-09-28 }}, North Dakota League of Cities</ref> Maza shares a zip code of 58324 with the city of [[Cando, North Dakota|Cando]] to the north.<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp U.S. Postal Service Zip Code Lookup]</ref>

==History==
Maza got its start when the railroad{{which|date=March 2022}} was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kildahl|first1=Harold Berg|last2=Kildahl|first2=Erling E.|title=Westward We Came: A Norwegian Immigrant's Story, 1866-1898|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1rUpUAaGgGYC&pg=PA189|year=2008|publisher=Purdue University Press|isbn=978-1-55753-471-2|page=189}}</ref> A post office was established at Maza in 1893, and remained in operation until 1964.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=ND&county=Towner| title=Towner County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref> The community most likely was named for its [[maize]].<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=PA204|year=1938|publisher=WPA|isbn=978-1-62376-033-5|page=204}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], in 2000 the city had a total area of {{convert|9.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|8.2|sqmi|km2}} was land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}} was water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 70
|1940= 66
|1950= 82
|1960= 31
|1970= 20
|1980= 21
|1990= 12
|2000= 5
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|footnote=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060208103743/http://www.census.gov:80/prod/www/abs/decennial/ U.S. Decennial Census]
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5 people, 3 households, and 2 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 0.6 people per square mile (0.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 5 housing units at an average density of 0.6/sq&nbsp;mi (0.2/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the city was 80.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 20.00% from two or more races.

There were three households, out of which two were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and one was an individual. All five residents were aged between 45 and 64, and the median age was 52 years. There were two women and three men.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,750. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $39,000. No one was below the [[poverty line]].

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

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in North Dakota]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Towner County, North Dakota]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1893]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in North Dakota]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2002]]
[[Category:1893 establishments in North Dakota]]
[[Category:2002 disestablishments in North Dakota]]