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Forest RiverND

A town of 87, settled in 1887.

Population
87
residents
Median home value
$84K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
48.5
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

87 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 65° · L 45°

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding 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
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 1979
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Forest River has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–19°
Spring30–51°
Summer56–79°
Fall33–53°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Forest River is

Forest River beats the North Dakota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
1 better26 too close to call5 worse
What stands outForest RiverND
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.4%82.7%
More uninsured adults10.6%7.3%
Unity Medical Center
13.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Entering
2002 · Entering · Wikimedia Commons
Forest River’s story

139 years in pictures

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

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About Forest River

City in North Dakota, United States

Forest River is a city in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 109 at the 2020 census. Forest River was founded on July 13, 1887.

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

Established
1887
Population
109
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
866 ft
ZIP code
58233
Area code
701

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