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Great Bend, North Dakota 8-1-2009

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A town of 37, settled in 1888.

Population
37
residents
Median home value
$69K
Census ACS
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
50.9
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

37 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Great Bend History

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Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Great Bend. Another town gets a different order.

Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Great Bend has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–23°
Spring32–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall35–56°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Great Bend is

Great Bend beats the North Dakota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outGreat BendND
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16%10.8%
More adults with COPD7.5%5.9%
More adults in fair or poor health19.1%16.1%
St. Francis Medical Center
17.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Great Bend, North Dakota 8-1-2009
2009 · Great Bend, North Dakota 8-1-2009 · Wikimedia Commons
Great Bend’s story

138 years in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Great Bend

City in North Dakota, United States

Great Bend is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States, on the banks of the Wild Rice River. Its population was 49 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1888, and incorporated as a village in 1908. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Established
1888
Population
49
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
974 ft
Area code
701

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