Editing Park River, North Dakota

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|official_name            = Park River, North Dakota
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|motto                    = "The Town With a Heart"
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'''Park River''' is a city in [[Walsh County, North Dakota|Walsh County]], [[North Dakota]], United States. The population was 1,424 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/Park_River_city,_North_Dakota?g=160XX00US3860900 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 20, 2023}}</ref> Park River was founded in 1884. Park River was named after the river Park River.

The controversial and often peripatetic father of [[John D. Rockefeller]], [[William Rockefeller Sr.|William Avery Rockefeller]], lived for a time on a 160-acre ranch in Park River that his son had purchased for him. The senior Rockefeller lived in the town through the 1890s, even after the original property was sold by his son in 1889.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chernow|first=Ron|title=Titan:The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group|year=2007|isbn=978-0-3074297-7-3|location=New York, NY|pages=273–274}}</ref>

In 1903, a Park River blacksmith named Samuel Holland built a motor car called the Holland Special. He built at least five more cars between 1903 and 1908.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jackson|first=William|title=Dakota Mysteries & Oddities, 2022 Edition|publisher=Valley Star Publishing|year=2021|isbn=978-0-9677349-9-6|location=Dickinson, ND|pages=85–86}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.17|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= 534
|1900= 1088
|1910= 1008
|1920= 1114
|1930= 1131
|1940= 1408
|1950= 1692
|1960= 1813
|1970= 1680
|1980= 1844
|1990= 1725
|2000= 1535
|2010= 1403
|2020= 1424
|estyear=2022
|estimate=1407
|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 20, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 20, 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 7, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 1,403 people, 643 households and 360 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|646.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. There were 734 housing units at an average density of {{convert|338.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial make-up]] of the population was 97.0% White, 1.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.4%.

Of the 643 households, 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present and 44.0% were non-families. 39.7% of households were one person and 20.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age was 49.4 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 27.5% were 65 or older. The sex make-up of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,535 people, 660 households and 390 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|772.6|/sqmi}}. There were 760 housing units at an average density of {{convert|382.5|/sqmi}}. The racial make-up of the population was 95.57% White, 0.07% African American, 1.63% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 1.56% from other races and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.61% of the population.

Of the 660 households, 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 40.8% were non-families. 38.0% of households were one person and 20.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.88.

22.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64 and 28.5% were 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The [[median household income]] was $30,347 and the median family income was $40,000. Males had a median income of $26,154 and females $20,769. The per capita income was $15,990. About 6.8% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 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, Park River has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=758623&cityname=Park+River%2C+North+Dakota%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Park River, North Dakota]</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Roger Allin]], fourth governor of North Dakota
* [[Fred Hultstrand]], a professional photographer who had Hulstrand Studio in Park River
* [[Al McIntosh]], newspaper editor whose columns are featured in [[Ken Burns]]' ''[[The War (documentary)|The War]]''
* [[William Rockefeller Sr.]], father of [[John D. Rockefeller]], lived in Park River during the summers from 1881 until at least 1897.
* [[Paul Thorlakson]], a Canadian doctor

==See also==
* [[List of cities in North Dakota]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://cityofparkriver.com/ Official website]
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