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MooretonND

A town of 175, settled in 1884.

Population
175
residents
Median home value
$156K
Census ACS
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
27.4
years
Jobs based here
30
A commuter town
Small town

175 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Mooreton

Most working residents leave Mooreton for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Wahpeton (22%), Fargo (16%) and Breckenridge (11%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Mooreton1%
Wahpeton22%
Fargo16%
Breckenridge11%
Gwinner6%
14 mi
median commute distance
30
jobs based in Mooreton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.

26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
26Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Mooreton 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 6
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Mooreton is

Mooreton 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 outMooretonND
More adults screened for colon cancer69.3%64.9%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.5%82.7%
St. Francis Medical Center
18.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Mooreton for work

Where Mooreton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Wahpeton Wahpeton 22% 16% → Fargo Fargo 16% 11% → Breckenridge Breckenridge 11% 6% → Gwinner Gwinner 6% 5% → Dwight Dwight 5% 3% → Bismarck Bismarck 3% Mooreton · 1% stay
30jobs based in Mooreton
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Mooreton

City in North Dakota, United States

Mooreton is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 177 at the 2020 census. Mooreton was founded in 1884. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Established
1884
Population
177
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
971 ft
ZIP code
58061
Area code
701

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