Almont, North Dakota
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Almont, North Dakota
| settlement_type = City
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_skyline = North Almont, North Dakota.jpg
| image_caption = An old grain elevator in Almont
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| image_map = ND Morton County Almont.svg
| map_caption = Location of Almont, North Dakota
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = North Dakota
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Morton
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| leader_title =
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1906
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1 = 1936
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 6.46
| area_land_km2 = 6.46
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 2.49
| area_land_sq_mi = 2.49
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_est = 96
| pop_est_as_of = 2022
| population_total = 100
| population_density_km2 = 15.48
| population_density_sq_mi = 40.10
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_m = 586
| elevation_ft = 1923
| coordinates = {{coord|46|42|01|N|101|30|10|W|region:US-ND|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 58520
| area_code = 701
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 38-01700
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 1035905{{GNIS|1035905}}
| website =
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Almont is a city in Morton County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Bismarck–Mandan". The population was 100 at the 2020 census.{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Almont_city,_North_Dakota?g=160XX00US3801700 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 6, 2023}} Almont was founded in 1906, incorporated in 1936, and reached a peak population of 232 in 1940. The Northern Pacific Railroad tracks were removed in 1947 when the mainline was rerouted, and the city has since withered to just above 100 residents.
Geography
Almont is on County Road 86, about {{Convert|10|mi}} south of Interstate 94. According to the United States Census Bureau, its area is {{convert|2.64|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=June 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}
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, Almont has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=721023&cityname=Almont%2C+North+Dakota%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Almont, North Dakota]
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb" (Humid Continental Climate).
{{Weather box
|location = Almont, North Dakota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1984–2010
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 62
|Feb record high F = 70
|Mar record high F = 80
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 66
|Jan avg record high F = 49.9
|Feb avg record high F = 53.0
|Mar avg record high F = 67.7
|Apr avg record high F = 82.4
|May avg record high F = 87.6
|Jun avg record high F = 92.7
|Jul avg record high F = 98.3
|Aug avg record high F = 97.4
|Sep avg record high F = 91.6
|Oct avg record high F = 83.1
|Nov avg record high F = 65.3
|Dec avg record high F = 51.6
|year avg record high F = 101.3
|Jan high F = 25.1
|Feb high F = 29.5
|Mar high F = 42.3
|Apr high F = 57.3
|May high F = 69.0
|Jun high F = 77.7
|Jul high F = 84.9
|Aug high F = 83.9
|Sep high F = 71.4
|Oct high F = 57.6
|Nov high F = 41.5
|Dec high F = 28.8
|year high F=
|Jan mean F = 14.0
|Feb mean F = 18.3
|Mar mean F = 30.4
|Apr mean F = 43.2
|May mean F = 55.1
|Jun mean F = 64.5
|Jul mean F = 70.5
|Aug mean F = 68.8
|Sep mean F = 59.3
|Oct mean F = 44.7
|Nov mean F = 30.0
|Dec mean F = 18.0
|year mean F=
|Jan low F = 2.9
|Feb low F = 7.1
|Mar low F = 18.5
|Apr low F = 29.1
|May low F = 41.3
|Jun low F = 51.4
|Jul low F = 56.2
|Aug low F = 53.7
|Sep low F = 44.5
|Oct low F = 31.7
|Nov low F = 18.4
|Dec low F = 7.3
|year low F=
|Jan avg record low F = -24.5
|Feb avg record low F = -20.7
|Mar avg record low F = -7.9
|Apr avg record low F = 9.8
|May avg record low F = 24.5
|Jun avg record low F = 37.5
|Jul avg record low F = 42.6
|Aug avg record low F = 38.0
|Sep avg record low F = 26.0
|Oct avg record low F = 11.2
|Nov avg record low F = -4.2
|Dec avg record low F = -19.5
|year avg record low F = -31.1
|Jan record low F = -47
|Feb record low F = -45
|Mar record low F = -30
|Apr record low F = -8
|May record low F = 9
|Jun record low F = 28
|Jul record low F = 39
|Aug record low F = 22
|Sep record low F = 15
|Oct record low F = -9
|Nov record low F = -26
|Dec record low F = -50
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.31
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.38
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.71
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.49
|May precipitation inch = 2.35
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.34
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.65
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.01
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.38
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.20
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.60
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.45
|year precipitation inch =
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.5
|Feb precipitation days = 3.9
|Mar precipitation days = 4.9
|Apr precipitation days = 5.8
|May precipitation days = 8.4
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 7.8
|Aug precipitation days = 6.5
|Sep precipitation days = 5.4
|Oct precipitation days = 4.3
|Nov precipitation days = 4.1
|Dec precipitation days = 4.4
|Jan snow inch = 5.5
|Feb snow inch = 4.0
|Mar snow inch = 4.1
|Apr snow inch = 1.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.2
|Nov snow inch = 5.7
|Dec snow inch = 5.7
|year snow inch =
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.9
|Feb snow days = 2.5
|Mar snow days = 2.4
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 2.0
|Dec snow days = 2.9
|source 1 = NOAA (precip/precip days 1981–2010)
{{cite web
|url =https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&location=ND&station=USC00320127
|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title=U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access (1991–2020)
|access-date = July 22, 2022
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{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00320127&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title=U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access (1981–2010)
|access-date = November 26, 2022
}}
(mean maxima/minima, snow/snow days 1985–2009)
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = February 13, 2023
}}
}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1940= 232
|1950= 190
|1960= 190
|1970= 109
|1980= 146
|1990= 117
|2000= 89
|2010= 122
|2020= 100
|estyear=2022
|estimate=96
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 19, 2013}}
2020 Census
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=2010=
As of the census of 2010, there were 122 people, 51 households, and 30 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|46.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 66 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.
There were 51 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.2% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.23.
The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.8% were from 25 to 44; 32.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
=2000=
As of the census of 2000, there were 89 people, 43 households, and 22 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|33.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 63 housing units at an average density of 23.9 per square mile (9.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.
There were 43 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.8% were non-families. 44.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,761. There were no families and 6.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 38.9% of those over 64.
Education
Almont is in the New Salem-Almont School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38059_morton/DC20SD_C38059.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morton County, ND|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 17, 2021}} It was previously in Sims School District 8, which operated Almont Elementary School.{{cite web|url=http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/directry/c.pdf|title=NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS 2002-03|publisher=North Dakota Department of Public Instruction|date=September 16, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030916172715/http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/directry/c.pdf|accessdate=August 13, 2021|archive-date=September 16, 2003|quote=Almont Elem School 30 008 PO Box 128 Almont ND 58520-0128 Graded Elem 0349 Sims 8}} At the time the district sent high school students to New Salem schools.{{cite news|last=Donovan|first=Lauren|title=Almont goes it alone|newspaper=Bismarck Tribune|place=Bismarck, North Dakota|date=November 28, 2005|pages=1A, 7A}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83660239/for-almont-nd/ Clipping from first] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83660279/for-almont-nd/ from second page] at Newspapers.com. The district merged with New Salem schools in 2008.{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Stephen Lewis|url=https://commons.und.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2550&context=theses|title=Successful Reorganization Of Rural North Dakota Schools With Declining Enrollment|publisher=University of North Dakota|date=January 2014}} - PhD Thesis. CITED: Page 84 (PDF page 98/143). In fall 2008, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction labeled Almont Elementary "nonoperating".{{cite web|url=http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/directry/archive/dir0809.pdf|title=2008-2009 NORTH DAKOTA EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY|publisher=North Dakota Department of Public Instruction|accessdate=August 19, 2021|page=F1 (PDF p. 52/155)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313085008/http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/resource/directry/archive/dir0809.pdf|archive-date=March 13, 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://digitalhorizonsonline.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/ndsl-books&CISOPTR=2557&REC=18 50th anniversary history book : Almont, North Dakota, 1906-1956] from the [http://digitalhorizonsonline.org/ Digital Horizons website]
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