Wahpeton micropolitan area

The Wahpeton Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in southeast North Dakota and one in west central Minnesota, anchored by the city of Wahpeton, North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the μSA had a population of 22,897.

The Wahpeton Micropolitan Statistical Area is a component of the Fargo–Wahpeton, ND-MN Combined Statistical Area.

Counties

• Richland County, North Dakota
• Wilkin County, Minnesota

Communities

• Places with more than 5,000 inhabitants
  • Wahpeton, North Dakota
• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Breckenridge, Minnesota
• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Hankinson, North Dakota
  • Lidgerwood, North Dakota
  • Wyndmere, North Dakota
• Places with 100 to 500 inhabitants
  • Abercrombie, North Dakota
  • Campbell, Minnesota
  • Christine, North Dakota
  • Colfax, North Dakota
  • Fairmount, North Dakota
  • Foxhome, Minnesota
  • Great Bend, North Dakota
  • Mooreton, North Dakota
  • Rothsay, Minnesota
  • Walcott, North Dakota
  • Wolverton, Minnesota
• Places with less than 100 inhabitants
  • Barney, North Dakota
  • Doran, Minnesota
  • Dwight, North Dakota
  • Kent, Minnesota
  • Mantador, North Dakota
  • Nashua, Minnesota
  • Tenney, Minnesota

Townships

Richland County

Abercrombie Antelope Barney Barrie Belford Brandenburg Brightwood Center Colfax Danton Devillo Dexter

Duerr Dwight Eagle Elma Fairmount Freeman Garborg Grant Greendale Helendale Homestead Ibsen

LaMars Liberty Grove Mooreton Moran Nansen Sheyenne Summit Viking Walcott Waldo West End Wyndmere

Wilkin County

Akron Andrea Atherton Bradford Brandrup Breckenridge Campbell Champion Connelly Deerhorn Foxhome

Manston McCauleyville Meadows Mitchell Nilsen Nordick Prairie View Roberts Sunnyside Tanberg Wolverton

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	40		—
1870	295		637.5%
1880	5,503		1,765.4%
1890	15,097		174.3%
1900	25,467		68.7%
1910	28,722		12.8%
1920	31,074		8.2%
1930	30,799		−0.9%
1940	30,994		0.6%
1950	30,432		−1.8%
1960	29,474		−3.1%
1970	27,478		−6.8%
1980	27,661		0.7%
1990	25,664		−7.2%
2000	25,136		−2.1%
2010	22,897		−8.9%
2011 (est.)	22,837		−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 2011 estimate

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,136 people, 9,437 households, and 6,353 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 97.10% White, 0.29% African American, 1.31% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $37,096, and the median income for a family was $45,852. Males had a median income of $31,051 versus $20,618 for females. The per capita income for the μSA was $16,606.

See also

• North Dakota census statistical areas
• Minnesota census statistical areas