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Population (year 2000): 8,586. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,220 (-4.3% change)
Males: 4,494 (52.3%), Females: 4,092 (47.7%)
Richland County
Zip codes:
58075.
Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $33,471 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,500 (year 2000)
Races in Wahpeton:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (47.4%), Norwegian (28.4%),
Irish (7.1%), Swedish (5.8%), French (4.0%), English (4.0%).
Elevation: 963 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wahpeton
- High school or higher: 84.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wahpeton city
- Never married: 34.9%
- Now married: 51.2%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 6.4%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -271 (-3.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wahpeton:
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
BRECKENRIDGE, MN)
- WHEATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; WHEATON,
MN)
- FERGUS FALLS REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (about 38
miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wahpeton:
- HECTOR INTL (about 47 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 102 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
- GRAND FORKS INTL (about 121 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND;
ID: GFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wahpeton:
- HARRY STERN (about 3 miles; WAHPETON, ND; ID: BWP)
- FERGUS FALLS MUNI-EINAR MICKELSON FLD (about 32
miles; FERGUS FALLS, MN; ID: FFM)
- WHEATON MUNI (about 35 miles; WHEATON, MN; ID: ETH)
College/University in Wahpeton:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
(Full-time enrollment: 2,176; Location: 800 N 6TH ST;
Public; Website: www.ndscs.nodak.edu)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Wahpeton:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 44 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 44 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 53
miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 118
miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; FT enrollment: 9,935)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 135 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
Public high school in Wahpeton:
- WAHPETON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 504;
Location: 1021 11TH ST N; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wahpeton:
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 444;
Location: 212 3RD AVE N; Grades: 01 - 05)
- WAHPETON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 379;
Location: 1209 LOY AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CIRCLE OF NATIONS SCHOOL (WAHPETON)
(Students: 208; Location: 832 8TH ST N; Grades: 03 - 09)
- ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 187;
Location: 508 9TH ST N; Grades: PK - 01)
- WAHPETON SPEC ED UNIT (Location: 508 9TH ST
N; Grades: 00 - 00)
- RICHLAND COUNTY AREA VOC TECHNICAL CENTER
(Location: 2101 9TH ST N; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Wahpeton:
- ST JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 159;
Location: 122 NORTH 2ND STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- RICHARDS ELEMENTARY (Students: 6; Location:
1301 7TH ST N; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Wahpeton:
- LEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$83,892; Location: 417 SECOND AVENUE NORTH; 24,263
books; 976 audio materials; 875 video materials; 85
serial subscriptions)
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