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Population: 625. Estimated population in July 2024: 547 (-12.5% change)
Males: 301 (48.2%), Females: 324 (51.8%)

Wells County

Zip code: 58438

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $31,750
Median house value: $30,000

Population by Race

Races in Fessenden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (61.3%), Norwegian (30.6%), Irish (5.0%), Swedish (5.0%), Russian (3.7%), English (2.6%).

Elevation: 1608 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fessenden

  • High school or higher: 78.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fessenden city

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-4.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fessenden:

  • SAINT ALOISIUS MEDICAL CENTER CAH (about 18 miles; HARVEY, ND)
  • CARRINGTON HEALTH CENTER – CAH (about 40 miles; CARRINGTON, ND)
  • HEART OF AMERICA MEDICAL CENTER (about 51 miles; RUGBY, ND)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fessenden:

  • DEVILS LAKE MUNI (about 59 miles; DEVILS LAKE, ND; Abbreviation: DVL)
  • JAMESTOWN REGIONAL (about 84 miles; JAMESTOWN, ND; Abbreviation: JMS)
  • BISMARCK MUNI (about 98 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Abbreviation: BIS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fessenden:

  • FESSENDEN MUNICIPAL (about 2 miles; FESSENDEN, ND; Abbreviation: D24)
  • HARVEY MUNI (about 23 miles; HARVEY, ND; Abbreviation: 5H4)
  • MADDOCK MUNI (about 24 miles; MADDOCK, ND; Abbreviation: 6D3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fessenden:

  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 99 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; MINOT, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 169 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 178 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 191 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 223 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)

Schools

Public high school in Fessenden:

  • FESSENDEN-BOWDON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 138; Location: 500 2ND ST N; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Fessenden:

  • FESSENDEN-BOWDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 87; Location: 500 2ND ST N; Grades: KG – 06)

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