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Post office in Fairdale, North Dakota 7-19-2009

FairdaleND

A town of 16, settled in 1905.

Population
16
residents
Median home value
$23K
Census ACS
Household income
$24K
median
Median age
64.0
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town

16 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 59° · L 44°

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.

23risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
23Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingWildfire
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Fairdale has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to -4°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter-0–17°
Spring27–48°
Summer53–76°
Fall31–50°
Sep 22
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Fairdale is

Fairdale beats the North Dakota average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
11 better12 too close to call9 worse
What stands outFairdaleND
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.6%8.9%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.5%5.8%
More adults with heart disease10.4%6.1%
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Association
19.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Post office in Fairdale, North Dakota 7-19-2009
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Fairdale’s story

121 years in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

NDMap-doton-FairdaleStanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND
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About Fairdale

City in North Dakota, United States

Fairdale is a city in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 30 at the 2020 census. Fairdale was founded in 1905.

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

Established
1905
Population
30
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,617 ft
ZIP code
58229
Area code
701

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