Osnabrock, North Dakota
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|official_name = Osnabrock, North Dakota
|settlement_type = City
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|image_skyline = First State Bank - Osnabrock, North Dakota 07-19-2009.jpg
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|image_caption = First State Bank - Osnabrock
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|map_caption = Location of Osnabrock, 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 = Cavalier
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1882
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1903
|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 0.782
|area_land_km2 = 0.778
|area_water_km2 = 0.004
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.301
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.300
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.001
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_est = 103
|pop_est_as_of = 2023
|population_total = 105
|population_density_km2 = 135.03
|population_density_sq_mi = 350.00
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = –6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = –5
|elevation_m = 494
|elevation_ft = 1621
|coordinates = {{coord|48|40|12|N|98|08|56|W|region:US-ND|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP Code
|postal_code = 58269
|area_code = 701
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 38-60100
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|blank1_info = 1036208{{GNIS|1036208}}
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Osnabrock is a city in Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 105 at the 2020 census.{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Osnabrock_city,_North_Dakota?g=160XX00US3860100 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 24, 2023}} Osnabrock was founded in 1882 and incorporated as a village in 1903. It was named after Osnabruck, Ontario, the home town of its first postmaster, James T. Anderson.{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Mary Ann Barnes|title=Origins of North Dakota Place Names|date=1966|publisher=Bismarck Tribune|location=Bismarck, ND|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-RcUAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=June 28, 2017}} (Osnabruck was itself named after the city of Osnabrück in northwest Germany.)
Locally, Osnabrock is called "Oz," and its streets have names including "Yellow Brick Road," "Wizard Street," "Cyclone Street" and "Emerald Street."{{Cite book |last=Jackson |first=William |title=North Dakota Tornadoes Twisters & Cyclones |publisher=Vally Star Publications |year=2024 |isbn=979-8-89480-378-4 |location=Dickinson, ND |publication-date=2024 |pages=31}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.30|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 253
|1920= 310
|1930= 244
|1940= 269
|1950= 284
|1960= 289
|1970= 255
|1980= 222
|1990= 214
|2000= 174
|2010= 134
|2020= 105
|estyear=2023
|estimate=103
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
2020 Census
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=2010 census=
As of the 2010 census, there were 134 people, 51 households, and 36 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|446.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 73 housing units at an average density of {{convert|243.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 2.2% Native American, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
There were 51 households, of which 11.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.56.
The median age in the city was 61 years. 10.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.7% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 44.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
=2000 census=
As of the 2000 census, there were 174 people, 64 households, and 40 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|592.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 85 housing units at an average density of {{convert|289.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.98% White, 2.30% Native American, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.
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There were 64 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 14.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 34.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,438, and the median income for a family was $50,938. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,254. About 2.7% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.1% of those 65 or over.
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References
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