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Inkster, North Dakota

InksterND

A town of 27, settled in 1884.

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Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
27
residents
Median age
51.2
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

27 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Inkster 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 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–19°
Spring29–51°
Summer56–79°
Fall33–53°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Inkster is

Inkster beats the North Dakota average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
7 better16 too close to call9 worse
What stands outInksterND
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.4%10.8%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.6%5.8%
More adults with heart disease9.2%6.1%
First Care Health Center
17.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
George T. Inkster log cabin
1910 · George T. Inkster log cabin · Wikimedia Commons
Inkster’s story

142 years in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Inkster, North DakotaInkster North Dakota Cancellation 1892
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About Inkster

City in North Dakota, United States

Inkster is a small city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States, with a population of 38 as of the 2020 census. Inkster was founded in 1884, in an area that had been settled by George T. Inkster in 1878.

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

Established
1884
Population
38
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,030 ft
ZIP code
58244
Area code
701

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