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Noonan, North Dakota
The Travelers Hotel in Noonan
The Travelers Hotel in Noonan
Location of Noonan, North Dakota
Location of Noonan, North Dakota
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Divide
Founded 1907
Area
 • Total 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
 • Land 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,965 ft (599 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 137
 • Estimate 
(2022)
137
 • Density 469.18/sq mi (181.04/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58765
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-57220
GNIS feature ID 1036187

Noonan is a city in Divide County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 137 at the 2020 census.

Noonan was founded in 1907 and named after a family that had business, farm, and coal interests in the area. It was once known as "The White City" because of an ordinance requiring all buildings to be painted white. It is the birthplace of Gerald W. VandeWalle, who served a record-longest 45 years on the North Dakota Supreme Court beginning in 1978, including 26 years as its Chief Justice, from 1993 to 2019.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2), of which 0.30 square miles (0.78 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 153
1920 376 145.8%
1930 423 12.5%
1940 520 22.9%
1950 551 6.0%
1960 625 13.4%
1970 403 −35.5%
1980 283 −29.8%
1990 231 −18.4%
2000 154 −33.3%
2010 121 −21.4%
2020 137 13.2%
2022 (est.) 137 13.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
2020 Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 121 people, 67 households, and 32 families residing in the city. The population density was 403.3 inhabitants per square mile (155.7/km2). There were 107 housing units at an average density of 356.7 per square mile (137.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% White, 1.7% Native American, 1.7% Asian, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 67 households, of which 13.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.2% were non-families. 46.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.53.

The median age in the city was 50.4 years. 13.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19% were from 25 to 44; 37.2% were from 45 to 64; and 22.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.9% male and 47.1% female.

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, Noonan has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Dump site

In March 2014, news reports indicated that the town included an illegal dump of radioactive mining waste. An abandoned gas station was found to contain hundreds of "filter socks ... used to capture the solids in flowback water during hydraulic fracturing", which trap naturally-occurring radioactive debris.

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