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Balfour Community Hall and Post Office Balfour, North Dakota 10-16-2008

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A town of 3, settled in 1899. A deep archive of photos, postcards and papers.

Population
3
residents
Median age
63.5
years
Land area
1 sq mi

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Small town

3 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 60° · L 45°

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 4% of U.S. communities.

4risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
4Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Balfour has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–22°
Spring29–52°
Summer54–79°
Fall31–54°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Balfour is

Balfour beats the North Dakota average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
4 better16 too close to call12 worse
What stands outBalfourND
Fewer binge drinkers16.6%21.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure83.9%76.3%
More adults with heart disease10.2%6.1%
Smp Health St. Aloisius
30.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
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Balfour Community Hall and Post Office Balfour, North Dakota 10-16-2008
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Balfour’s story

127 years in pictures

19 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Balfour

City in North Dakota, United States

Balfour is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 20 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Established
1899
Population
20
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
1,614 ft
ZIP code
58712
Area code
701

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Balfour, ND · Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗