Moving to Tower City, North Dakota
Population: 252. Estimated population in July 2024: 240 (-4.8% change)
Males: 129 (51.2%), Females: 123 (48.8%)
Cass County
Zip code: 58071
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $31,607
Median house value: $55,000
Population by Race
Races in Tower City:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (56.7%), Norwegian (48.0%), Swedish (6.3%), French (4.8%), Irish (4.0%), Russian (4.0%).
Elevation: 1172 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tower City
- High school or higher: 84.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tower City city
- Never married: 14.6%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 9.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+7.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tower City:
- MERCY HOSPITAL OF VALLEY CITY – CAH (about 25 miles; VALLEY CITY, ND)
- MERITCARE HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; FARGO, ND)
- LISBON MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 34 miles; LISBON, ND)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tower City:
- HECTOR INTL (about 61 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
- JAMESTOWN REGIONAL (about 69 miles; JAMESTOWN, ND; Abbreviation: JMS)
- GRAND FORKS INTL (about 78 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tower City:
- SKY HAVEN (about 22 miles; ENDERLIN, ND; Abbreviation: 5N4)
- PAGE REGIONAL (about 23 miles; PAGE, ND; Abbreviation: 64G)
- BARNES COUNTY MUNI (about 24 miles; VALLEY CITY, ND; Abbreviation: 6D8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tower City:
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 81 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 81 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 81 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 87 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 186 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
Schools
Public high school in Tower City:
- MAPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 207 BROADWAY; Grades: 07 – 12)