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MenokenND
A town of 246. A typical home worth about $408K.
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
246
residents
Typical home
$408K
+6% in a year
Household income
$104K
median
Median age
44.0
years
Jobs based here
73
Balanced
What makes Menoken stand out
The 2 things Menoken does most differently from other towns.
Small town
246 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Menoken home is worth about $408K
The typical Menoken home is worth about $408,000, up 6% in a year, 39% above the North Dakota typical home.
$408KZillow home value
Typical home value
Menoken$408K
North Dakota$292K
+6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards
High risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
19.4% of Menoken is conserved land
23 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
19.4%conserved
19.4%
conserved · 4,419 of 22,832 acres
23 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Menoken has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
51″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter5–25°
Spring30–54°
Summer55–81°
Fall32–56°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 14
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 Menoken
Most working residents leave Menoken for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (52%), Mandan (10%) and Fargo (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Menoken0%
Bismarck52%
Mandan10%
Fargo5%
Minot4%
13 mi
median commute distance
73
jobs based in Menoken
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Menoken is
Menoken beats the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better30 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Menoken | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69.7% | 64.5% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 85.7% | 82.7% |
Chi St. Alexius Health
12.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools
The schools Menoken’s kids attend
MENOKEN 33 · 1 schools
| School | Grades | Students | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menoken Elementary School | K–8 | 50 |
NCES · EDFactsAll 1 schools →
About Menoken
Census-designated place in North Dakota, United States
Menoken is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Menoken had a population of 78. It was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on June 10, 2010. It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census, but was included in the 2010 Census. It lies east of the city of Bismarck, the county seat of Burleigh County. Its elevation is 1,722 feet (525 m). The community has had many different names, starting with Seventeenth Siding in 1873, then it was soon renamed Blaine for James G. Blaine, U.S. Senator from Maine, then when the post office opene…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 78
- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,722 ft
- ZIP code
- 58558
- Area code
- 701