Bowman, North Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,600. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,513 (-5.4% change)
Males: 763 (47.7%), Females: 837 (52.3%)
Bowman County
Zip code: 58623
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.6 years
Median household income: $31,645
Median house value: $58,100
Population by Race
Races in Bowman:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (45.4%), Norwegian (33.4%), Irish (9.7%), Swedish (7.4%), English (6.6%), Polish (5.5%).
Elevation: 2960 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bowman
- High school or higher: 81.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bowman city
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 7.7%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -151 (-8.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Bowman:
- SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES – CAH (14 6TH AVENUE SW, DRAWER C)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bowman:
- WEST RIVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 56 miles; HETTINGER, ND)
- FALLON MEDICAL COMPLEX CAH (about 61 miles; BAKER, MT)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL/HEALTH CENTER (about 64 miles; DICKINSON, ND)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bowman:
- SLOULIN FLD INTL (about 138 miles; WILLISTON, ND; Abbreviation: ISN)
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 143 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 150 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bowman:
- BOWMAN MUNI (about 2 miles; BOWMAN, ND; Abbreviation: BPP)
- HARDING COUNTY (about 44 miles; BUFFALO, SD; Abbreviation: 9D2)
- HETTINGER MUNI (about 54 miles; HETTINGER, ND; Abbreviation: HEI)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowman:
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 145 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 188 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 188 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 203 miles; MINOT, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 234 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 302 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
Schools
Public high school in Bowman:
- BOWMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: 102 8TH AVE SW; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bowman:
- BOWMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 102 8TH AVE SW; Grades: PK – 08)
- COTTAGE SCHOOL (Students: 7; Location: 14602 76TH ST SW; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Bowman:
- CLARA LINCOLN PHELAN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $25,586; Location: 15 FIRST STREET NW; 13,888 books; 181 audio materials; 38 video materials; 53 serial subscriptions)