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)