Editing Steele, North Dakota

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{{Distinguish|Steele County, North Dakota}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Steele, North Dakota
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
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|subdivision_name1        = [[North Dakota]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Kidder County, North Dakota|Kidder]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 58482
|area_code                = [[Area code 701|701]]
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|website                  = {{URL|https://www.steelend.com/|steelend.com}}
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'''Steele''' is a city and [[county seat]] of [[Kidder County, North Dakota|Kidder County]], [[North Dakota]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 665 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/Steele_city,_North_Dakota?g=160XX00US3875780 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
Steele was [[plat]]ted in 1878 by Wilbur F. Steele, and named for him.<ref>{{cite book|title=North Dakota: Counties, Towns & People|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ExcJ5aHhsV0C&pg=PA111|year=2008|publisher=Watchmaker Publishing, Ltd|isbn=978-1-60386-191-5|page=111}}</ref> The community got its start soon after the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hellmann|first=Paul T.|title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA841|date=February 14, 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-135-94859-3|page=841}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Steele since 1880.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=ND&county=Kidder&searchtext=&pagenum=2|title=Kidder County|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|accessdate=October 23, 2015}}</ref> The [[Kidder County Courthouse]] was built in 1883.

The high temperature was 121 degrees Fahrenheit in Steele, N.D. on July 6, 1936.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The U.S. is sweltering. The heat wave of 1936 was far deadlier. |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/07/20/heat-wave-1936/ |access-date=April 27, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.57|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>

==Climate==
On July 6, 1936, the temperature in Steele soared to {{convert|121|F|C|abbr=on|1}}, the highest temperature ever recorded in the state of North Dakota. This event, during the [[1936 North American heat wave]], is even more remarkable because since 1948, the temperature has not exceeded {{convert|109|F|C|abbr=on|1}}. It was the highest temperature recorded so far north on the North American continent until [[2021 Western North America heat wave|June 29, 2021]], when it was exceeded in [[Lytton, British Columbia]] by 0.3 °F (0.2 °C). A prolonged period of extreme drought across the entire Great Plains contributed to the extreme heat. Record high temperatures for 15 states fell that summer. In the United States, higher temperatures have been recorded in only four states: California, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. (Kansas set its own 121 °F record on July 24.)

According to the averages, Steele has a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') with warm to hot summers and very cold winters, typical of the Great Plains. Though summer's highs average {{convert|83|F|C|1}} there are still 17–18 days on average of above {{convert|90|F|C|1}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=663823&cityname=Steele-North-Dakota-United-States-of-America|title = Steele, North Dakota Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)}}</ref> January nights average {{convert|2|F|C|1}}, and subzero temperatures happen on multiple occasions every winter.

{{Weather box
|location = Steele, North Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 55
|Feb record high F = 64
|Mar record high F = 80
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 110
|Jun record high F = 109
|Jul record high F = 121
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 76
|Dec record high F = 67
|year record high F = 121
|Jan high F = 20.5
|Feb high F = 24.9
|Mar high F = 38.0
|Apr high F = 54.5
|May high F = 67.3
|Jun high F = 75.8
|Jul high F = 81.8
|Aug high F = 81.2
|Sep high F = 72.0
|Oct high F = 56.1
|Nov high F = 38.8
|Dec high F = 25.0
|year high F = 53.0
|Jan mean F = 10.9
|Feb mean F = 15.2
|Mar mean F = 27.7
|Apr mean F = 41.9
|May mean F = 54.3
|Jun mean F = 63.9
|Jul mean F = 69.4
|Aug mean F = 67.8
|Sep mean F = 58.8
|Oct mean F = 44.3
|Nov mean F = 28.8
|Dec mean F = 16.3
|year mean F = 41.6
|Jan low F = 1.4
|Feb low F = 5.5
|Mar low F = 17.5
|Apr low F = 29.4
|May low F = 41.4
|Jun low F = 52.0
|Jul low F = 56.9
|Aug low F = 54.5
|Sep low F = 45.6
|Oct low F = 32.4
|Nov low F = 18.9
|Dec low F = 7.5
|year low F = 30.2
|Jan record low F = −44
|Feb record low F = −50
|Mar record low F = −35
|Apr record low F = −7
|May record low F = 11
|Jun record low F = 26
|Jul record low F = 32
|Aug record low F = 26
|Sep record low F = 10
|Oct record low F = −12
|Nov record low F = −25
|Dec record low F = −42
|year record low F = −50
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.63
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.61
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.95
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.41
|May precipitation inch = 2.81
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.43
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.36
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.57
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.12
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.81
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.86
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.80
|year precipitation inch = 21.36
|Jan snow inch = 8.5
|Feb snow inch = 5.6
|Mar snow inch = 7.9
|Apr snow inch = 2.0
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.8
|Nov snow inch = 6.2
|Dec snow inch = 9.0
|year snow inch = 40.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.5
|Feb precipitation days = 4.6
|Mar precipitation days = 5.1
|Apr precipitation days = 7.1
|May precipitation days = 10.4
|Jun precipitation days = 11.1
|Jul precipitation days = 9.9
|Aug precipitation days = 7.5
|Sep precipitation days = 7.3
|Oct precipitation days = 6.9
|Nov precipitation days = 5.4
|Dec precipitation days = 5.7
|year precipitation days = 86.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.9
|Feb snow days = 3.3
|Mar snow days = 2.9
|Apr snow days = 1.0
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.8
|Nov snow days = 2.3
|Dec snow days = 4.4
|year snow days = 19.7
|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (snow 1981–2010)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=bis
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 24, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00328366&format=pdf
| title = Station: Steele 4N, ND
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00328366&format=pdf
| title = Station: Steele, ND
| work = U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1981-2010)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 24, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 133
|1900= 185
|1910= 500
|1920= 550
|1930= 519
|1940= 721
|1950= 762
|1960= 847
|1970= 696
|1980= 796
|1990= 762
|2000= 761
|2010= 715
|2020= 665
|estyear=2022
|estimate=666
|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 7, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 7, 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 715 people, 316 households, and 194 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1254.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 362 housing units at an average density of {{convert|635.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 316 households, of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.6% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 41.9 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 761 people, 336 households, and 191 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,338.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 367 housing units at an average density of {{convert|645.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] and 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 336 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 31.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,841, and the median income for a family was $37,778. Males had a median income of $35,250 versus $20,673 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,767. About 8.7% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[First Presbyterian Church of Steele]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Commons category|Steele, North Dakota}}

==External links==
*[https://www.steelend.com/ City of Steele's official website]

{{Kidder County, North Dakota}}
{{North Dakota county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Kidder County, North Dakota]]
[[Category:Cities in North Dakota]]
[[Category:County seats in North Dakota]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1881]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in Dakota Territory]]