Hatton, North Dakota

Hatton, North Dakota
City
The Hatton - Eielson Museum
Location of Hatton, North Dakota
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Traill
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,079 ft (329 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	707
• Density	1,184.2/sq mi (457.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58240
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-36100Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1029336Template:GR

Hatton is a city in Traill County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 707 at the 2000 census. Hatton was founded in 1884.

Hatton is the birthplace of 20th century Arctic explorer and pilot Carl Ben Eielson. Also home to the original cougar hunter himself, Zach Wold.

Geography

Hatton is located at 47°38′20″N 97°27′28″W (47.639001, -97.457839).Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	828		—
1930	804		−2.9%
1940	933		16.0%
1950	991		6.2%
1960	856		−13.6%
1970	808		−5.6%
1980	787		−2.6%
1990	800		1.7%
2000	707		−11.6%
2008 (est.)	640

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 707 people, 289 households, and 186 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,184.2 people per square mile (455.0/km²). There were 331 housing units at an average density of 554.4/sq mi (213.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.18% White, 0.99% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 1.56% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.11% of the population.

There were 289 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,031, and the median income for a family was $38,250. Males had a median income of $29,554 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,131. About 12.2% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

The Hatton-Northwood High School baseball team placed 3rd in the 2009 State baseball tournament.

Notable residents

• Aagot Raaen - Educator and author of Grass of the Earth
• Carl Ben Eielson - pioneer aviator and polar pilot, first person to cross the Arctic in an airplane (1928)
• Jake Dafforn - 2009 Traill County speed reading champion
• Andrew Workin - Set state record 104 mph fastball
• Loren "Pizza" Lillemoen - Escaped from the Traill County Jail in 2005 by using a fake moustache disguise and simply walking out unnoticed. He remains at large.
• Notable Idiot - Ben Cigelske
• Brett Meier - Local Super Hero and Iraq War veteran.
• Brian Meier - Brett's older brother, awesome jiu jitsu fighter, also Iraq War veteran.
• Doug and Lisa Meier - Contained Brian and Brett in 1 household, no one else has ever attempted or succeeded in such a feat in the history of the town.