Grenora, North Dakota

Grenora, North Dakota
City
Location of Grenora, North Dakota
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Williams
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	2,123 ft (647 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	202
• Density	342.7/sq mi (132.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58845
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-33500Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1029242Template:GR

Grenora is a city in Williams County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census. Grenora was founded in 1916. The name "Grenora" was derived from Great Northern Railway.

The city's motto is, "Friendliness lives here — you're only a stranger once." The city is home to a senior citizen's center, a golf club, bowling alley, restaurant, bar, apartment buildings, and community built low-income housing. There are also three churches: the St. Olaf Lutheran Church, St. Boniface Catholic Church, and United Methodist Church.

Attractions

The surrounding area is home to small game hunting opportunities (pronghorn antelope and deer). Available in the nearby Missouri River are paddlefish, a prehistoric fish which can weigh more than 120 pounds. This is one of the few places the fish can be found on the North American continent. Grenora is located 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the Canadian border and only 4 miles (6 km) from North Dakota's border with Montana.

Grenora is home to the Writing Rock State Historical Site. The Assiniboine, Lakota, and Plains Chippewa Indian tribes often returned to the Spirit Rock, or Hoi-waukon, located on a hilly prairie just outside of Grenora. The rock served to mark a spot where Native Americans felt they could foretell the future. The two granite rocks at this site are covered with petroglyphs presumably carved by ancient Plains Indians.

Geography

Grenora is located at 48°37′5″N 103°56′12″W (48.618147, -103.936657)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 202 people, 98 households, and 58 families residing in the city. The population density was 342.7 people per square mile (132.2/km²). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 235.8/sq mi (91.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.02% White, 0.99% Native American, and 0.99% from two or more races.

There were 98 households out of which 17.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 29.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 124.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $31,750 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,960. None of the families and 4.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 9.6% of those over 64.

External links

• City of Grenora official website
• Grenora Elementary School
• Grenora High School