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Frontier North Dakota

FrontierND

A town of 169, settled in 1976.

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Population
169
residents
Median home value
$385K
Census ACS
Household income
$123K
median
Median age
63.8
years
Jobs based here
87
Balanced
Small town

169 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 0° · L 43°

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The data

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.

77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
77High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Frontier has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–22°
Spring32–53°
Summer57–80°
Fall35–55°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 10
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Frontier

Most working residents leave Frontier for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fargo (76%), West Fargo (7%) and Moorhead (3%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Frontier0%
Fargo76%
West Fargo7%
Moorhead3%
Lake Park2%
5 mi
median commute distance
87
jobs based in Frontier
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Frontier is

Frontier beats the North Dakota average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
18 better11 too close to call3 worse
What stands outFrontierND
Fewer adults facing food insecurity5.9%10.7%
Fewer uninsured adults4.1%7.3%
More adults who have had cancer10.3%8.2%
Essentia Health
2.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

About Frontier

City in North Dakota, United States

Frontier is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 195 at the 2020 census. Frontier is located south of the city of Fargo and is located roughly six miles southwest of that city's downtown. Frontier was founded in 1976. Since Frontier's founding, the adjacent city of Fargo has grown to the point where it almost completely encompasses Frontier's city limits. Only a small gap on the city's southwest corner keeps Frontier from being a complete enclave community within Fargo's border.

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

Established
1976
Population
195
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
906 ft
Area code
701

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