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Mohall, North Dakota
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| Motto(s):
Beautiful Town, Beautiful People.
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Location of Mohall, North Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Renville |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| • Land | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,641 ft (500 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 694 |
| • Estimate
(2022)
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673 |
| • Density | 649.81/sq mi (250.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
58761
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| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-53780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036167 |
Mohall is a city in Renville County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Renville County. The population was 694 at the 2020 census. Mohall is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
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Mohall was founded in 1901 by M.O. Hall, a businessman from Duluth, Minnesota. The city was originally named Hall but this conflicted with another community in North Dakota with the same name, so it was changed to Mohall in 1902. In 1910, Mohall was established as the county seat for Renville County. The Renville County Courthouse opened in 1937.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.08 square miles (2.80 km2), all land.
Mohall Municipal Airport
The Mohall Municipal Airport is located at 48°46′06.2″N 101°32′13.2″W / 48.768389°N 101.537000°W (48.7683833, -101.5369953), approximately one mile west of Mohall proper. Beginning operations in December 1944, the airport is owned by the city.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 493 | — | |
| 1920 | 651 | 32.0% | |
| 1930 | 676 | 3.8% | |
| 1940 | 687 | 1.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,073 | 56.2% | |
| 1960 | 956 | −10.9% | |
| 1970 | 950 | −0.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,049 | 10.4% | |
| 1990 | 931 | −11.2% | |
| 2000 | 812 | −12.8% | |
| 2010 | 783 | −3.6% | |
| 2020 | 694 | −11.4% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 673 | −14.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 783 people, 321 households, and 199 families residing in the city. The population density was 725.0 inhabitants per square mile (279.9/km2). There were 372 housing units at an average density of 344.4 per square mile (133.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% White, 0.3% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 321 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90.
The median age in the city was 44.8 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.3% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 23.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.
Education
The Mohall, Sherwood, and Lansford school districts consolidated into the Mohall Lansford Sherwood School District in 2005. In order to minimize controversy, the three school districts' old nicknames were retired. Voters in the consolidated districts chose as the new nickname the Mavericks. Before the consolidation, the nickname for the Mohall school district was the Yellowjackets.
Notable person
- Wayne Stenehjem, lawyer; 29th Attorney General of North Dakota
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mohall has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Mohall has a surprising amount of seasonal lag for a location so far inland, more akin to what one would see in New England than in the Great Plains. The hottest month is August and the coldest month is January, and February and March are the months where the all-time record lows occurred.
| Climate data for Mohall, North Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 58 (14) |
64 (18) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
107 (42) |
108 (42) |
112 (44) |
107 (42) |
103 (39) |
93 (34) |
77 (25) |
69 (21) |
112 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 16.4 (−8.7) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
32.9 (0.5) |
51.2 (10.7) |
64.8 (18.2) |
73.9 (23.3) |
79.1 (26.2) |
79.6 (26.4) |
69.2 (20.7) |
52.8 (11.6) |
34.5 (1.4) |
21.1 (−6.1) |
49.7 (9.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 7.4 (−13.7) |
10.8 (−11.8) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
38.7 (3.7) |
51.6 (10.9) |
61.8 (16.6) |
66.6 (19.2) |
65.5 (18.6) |
55.6 (13.1) |
41.2 (5.1) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
12.5 (−10.8) |
38.3 (3.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −1.7 (−18.7) |
1.0 (−17.2) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
38.4 (3.6) |
49.6 (9.8) |
54.0 (12.2) |
51.3 (10.7) |
41.9 (5.5) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
4.0 (−15.6) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −47 (−44) |
−48 (−44) |
−48 (−44) |
−22 (−30) |
8 (−13) |
20 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
21 (−6) |
10 (−12) |
−15 (−26) |
−30 (−34) |
−42 (−41) |
−48 (−44) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.43 (11) |
0.47 (12) |
0.73 (19) |
1.13 (29) |
2.51 (64) |
3.76 (96) |
2.62 (67) |
2.24 (57) |
1.70 (43) |
1.33 (34) |
0.75 (19) |
0.55 (14) |
18.22 (463) |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Mohall (Dakota del Norte) para niños
