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Carson, North Dakota 6-12-2009

CarsonND

A town of 316, settled in 1910.

Population
316
residents
Median home value
$83K
Census ACS
Household income
$44K
median
Median age
46.5
years
Jobs based here
130
Balanced
Small town

316 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 63° · L 41°

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Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Carson has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 4°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–27°
Spring30–54°
Summer54–81°
Fall32–56°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 19
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Carson

Most working residents leave Carson for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Elgin (19%), Bismarck (16%) and Dickinson (6%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

9%work in town

Where working residents work

In Carson9%
Elgin19%
Bismarck16%
Dickinson6%
Mott3%
36 mi
median commute distance
130
jobs based in Carson
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Carson is

Carson 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 outCarsonND
Fewer binge drinkers16.6%21.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure82.9%76.3%
More adults with COPD9.9%5.9%
Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center
13 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

The schools Carson’s kids attend

ROOSEVELT 18 · 1 schools

SchoolGradesStudents
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolK–862
NCES · EDFactsAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesHailInland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Carson is conserved land

3.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,537 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Cattle in cornfield ruined by drought and grasshoppers. Near Carson, North Dakota
1936 · Cattle in cornfield ruined by drought and grasshoppers. Near Carson, North Dakota · Library of Congress
Carson’s story

116 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Mike Sullinger, who has a farm near Carson, North Dakota, looking for rainCattle turned loose in corn field already ruined by grasshoppers. Near Carson, North DakotaThe only feed available for many cattle are the dried and grasshopper-chewed cornstalks. Near Carson, North Dakota
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About Carson

City in North Dakota, United States

Carson is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 254 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1910
Population
254
Area
4.0 sq mi
Elevation
2,300 ft
ZIP code
58529
Area code
701

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