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St. Thomas, North Dakota
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A town of 106, settled in 1881.

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Population
106
residents
Median home value
$109K
Census ACS
Median age
63.8
years
Jobs based here
32
A commuter town
Small town

106 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 79% of U.S. communities.

79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
79High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of St. Thomas

Most working residents leave St. Thomas for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Drayton (18%), Grafton (11%) and Fargo (10%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In St. Thomas2%
Drayton18%
Grafton11%
Fargo10%
St. Andrews8%
18 mi
median commute distance
32
jobs based in St. Thomas
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

St. Thomas has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to -3°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–18°
Spring29–50°
Summer55–78°
Fall33–52°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy St. Thomas is

St. Thomas beats the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better25 too close to call5 worse
What stands outSt. ThomasND
More adults treating high blood pressure79.6%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.8%82.7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.1%10.8%
Pembina County Memorial Hospital
15.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of St. Thomas is conserved land

70 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of St. Thomas: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 45,722 acres
70 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave St. Thomas for work

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

18% → Drayton Drayton 18% 11% → Grafton Grafton 11% 10% → Fargo Fargo 10% 8% → St. Andrews St. Andrews 8% 5% → Cavalier Cavalier 5% 5% → Grand Forks Grand Forks 5% St. Thomas · 2% stay
32jobs based in St. Thomas
2%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About St. Thomas

City in North Dakota, United States

St. Thomas is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 323 at the 2020 census. The city, located in the Red River Valley region is located 14 miles from the Red River.

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

Established
1881
Population
323
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
840 ft
ZIP code
58276
Area code
701

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