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50-782: West Oaks is a neighborhood in Minot , North Dakota . The neighborhood is bounded by Oak Park to the North, the Souris River to the east, the Soo Line Railroad tracks to the south and Sixteenth Street SW . The neighborhood is home to the West Oaks Animal Hospital, the West Oaks Apartments, Harleys Automotive Center and gas station, Eagles Wings Community Fellowship and a number of single family homes. Oak Park's south entrance

100-506: A large channel that is now occupied by the much smaller contemporary Souris River. Also, much of the drainage basin is fertile silt and clay deposited by another former glacial lake, Lake Souris . During the period from 1930 to 1941 severe drought conditions prevailed and PFRA constructed four stock watering dams. In 1937 the Snyder and Ross Dams were built near Melita. In 1938 the Napinka Dam

150-551: A median household income of $ 75,545. Approximately 11.3% of the city's population lives at or below the poverty line . Minot has an estimated 66.6% employment rate, with 30.0% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 93.4% holding a high school diploma. The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (93.6%), Spanish (2.0%), Indo-European (1.6%), Asian and Pacific Islander (1.6%), and Other (1.2%). The median age in

200-467: A network of tunnels (some previously built for heating or deliveries) to transport and conceal illicit cargo entering from Canada. The 1950s saw a large influx of federal funding into the region, with the construction of Minot Air Force Base (1956–1957) thirteen miles (21 km) north of the city, and Garrison Dam (1947–1953) on the Missouri River , about fifty miles (80 km) south. In 1969,

250-469: A new trestle, this time made of steel, was built in 1899, the railroad ferried passengers across the coulee using wagons and buggies that transported them to another train parked on the other side of the coulee. On July 22, 1920, a tornado passed over Minot and bore down in a coulee three miles (5 km) southeast of town. The tornado picked up Andy Botz's home and hurled it to the ground, killing his wife, breaking Botz's shoulder, and slightly injuring

300-520: A severe flood on the Souris River devastated Minot in April. Afterward, the Army Corps of Engineers straightened the river's path through the city and built several flood control structures. On January 18, 2002, a severe train derailment west of the city sent a gigantic cloud of anhydrous ammonia toward Minot and Burlington . One man died and many of Minot's citizens were sickened and severely injured by

350-473: A time. Lows below 0 °F (−18 °C) occur on about 39 days during the winter, while temperatures reach 90 °F (32 °C) on 14 days per summer, and in some years reach 100 °F (38 °C). The average annual snowfall total is 42.5 inches (108 cm). As of the 2022 American Community Survey , there are 21,161 estimated households in Minot with an average of 2.21 persons per household. The city has

400-601: A vote to break a tie. City Manager Harold Stewart handles the city's day-to-day affairs. Minot uses the council–manager system of government. Seven councilmen are elected from 7 city wards to four-year terms. Elections are arranged such that one councilman from each ward is elected every even-numbered year. The mayor is elected to a four-year term as well; the last mayoral election was in 2022. All city offices are nonpartisan. City elections are held in June in North Dakota , along with

450-523: Is a city in and the county seat of Ward County , North Dakota , United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 2020 census , Minot is the state's fourth-most populous city and a trading center for a large part of northern North Dakota , southwestern Manitoba , and southeastern Saskatchewan . Founded in 1886 during

500-572: Is almost entirely land; the Mouse River, its oxbow lakes, and a few creeks take up just 0.14% of the city's area. The elevation of the river at the city center is 1,540 feet (470 m) above sea level . The valley sits 160 feet (49 m) below the surrounding plains; the elevation at the Minot International Airport on North Hill is 1,716 feet (523 m). The city has several small horseshoe-shaped oxbow lakes within its limits near

550-458: Is at 48°14′15.41″N 101°16′44.42″W  /  48.2376139°N 101.2790056°W  / 48.2376139; -101.2790056 (48.2376127, -101.2790043), about 110 miles (180 km) north of Bismarck . The Mouse River , or Souris River, runs through the city west to east. Important cities in the region for which Minot is the trading center include Burlington , Velva , Garrison , Stanley , Bottineau , Rugby , and New Town . Minot

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600-526: Is expected that the total runoff for 2011 at Wawanesa will exceed 3,800,000 acre-feet (4.7 km ) about a one in 500-year event. The average annual runoff is equivalent to 3 mm over the entire Souris River watershed. Two large dams in Saskatchewan, Rafferty Dam and Grant Devine Dam were built, in part, to reduce flood peaks on the Souris River. In summer 2011, a historic flood affected much of

650-526: Is held in July annually, in Minot. Nearly all recreation areas however are closed during the long winters. The local high school hockey teams use the ice rink located in the Fair Grounds. The ice rink is also turned into the location of the rodeo. Apple Grove Golf Course, and Souris Valley Golf Course are located in Minot. The mayor of Minot is Tom Ross. As mayor he chairs the 7-member City Council, but only casts

700-555: Is located in the neighborhood on Oak Drive SW. A thin strip of land between the Oak Park Oxbow and the Souris River connects the park with the neighborhood. The neighborhood was greatly impacted by the Souris River flood in 2011. In June 2011, the Washington Post printed a story about the Minot flood on the front page with an accompanying photograph of Harleys and the nearby Arrowhead Mall. Water inundated both structures, despite

750-533: The Great Northern Railway laid track through the area. A tent town sprang up overnight, as if by "magic", giving Minot its first nickname, the Magic City; in the next five months, the population increased to over 5,000, further bolstering the nickname. The town site was chosen by the railroad to be placed on the land of homesteader Erik Ramstad , who was convinced to relinquish his claim and became one of

800-790: The Arts. Nearly 40% of the city's residents are of Scandinavian ancestry, and every October since 1977, Minot has been the host to the Norsk Høstfest , North America's largest Scandinavian-American festival. Scandinavian Heritage Park is located in Minot. Scandinavian Heritage Park features remembrances and replicas from each of the Scandinavian countries: Norway , Sweden and Denmark , as well as Finland and Iceland . The Minot Park District operates seventeen parks with various facilities; Corbett Field , home to American Legion, high school and college baseball; Optimist soccer complex; MAYSA ice arena;

850-513: The Sertoma Complex which has 8 softball fields; Souris Valley Golf Course, and an indoor tennis complex. The city's largest parks are Roosevelt Park and Oak Park . Roosevelt Park Zoo is one of the top zoos in the region. Dogs are allowed in Roosevelt Park, a sign is posted at the entrance confirming this. A "bark park" for dogs opened in the summer of 2005. The North Dakota State Fair

900-570: The Souris River basin, overtopping levees and causing the evacuation of about 11,000 residents in Minot as well as significant damage to farmland and other property along the length of the river. The channel capacity of the river in Manitoba varies from about 150 cubic feet per second (4.2 m /s) near the border, to about 1,400 cu ft/s (40 m /s) through Melita, to about 1,100 cu ft/s (31 m /s) near Lauder and 1,700 cu ft/s (48 m /s) near Hartney. North of Hartney

950-502: The base's northern perimeter. Souris River Rising in southern Saskatchewan in the Yellow Grass Marshes north of Weyburn , the river wanders southeast into the U.S. through North Dakota beyond Minot to its most southern point at Velva , and then back north into Canada in southwestern Manitoba . Flowing east, it passes through the communities of Melita , Hartney , Souris , and Wawanesa , Manitoba, prior to

1000-557: The city has an area of 27.734 square miles (71.83 km ), of which 27.701 square miles (71.75 km ) is land and 0.033 square miles (0.09 km ) is water. Minot is commonly divided into three major sections: North Hill , the Mouse River Valley and South Hill . North Hill is the area roughly north of Eleventh Avenue North and Northwest Avenue. South Hill is a broad area south and west of Valley Street and Fifth Avenue South. West of Sixth Street West, South Hill dips sharply to

1050-421: The city leaders. The town was named after Henry Minot , a Great Northern investor, ornithologist , and friend of Hill. Its Arikara name is niwaharít sahaáhkat , and its Hidatsa name is maagada'ashish ("Plum Coulee "). The city was incorporated on July 16, 1887. The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line) later built a line from Valley City to Canada. While initially their plan

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1100-580: The city was 33.0 years. As of the 2020 census , there were 48,377 people, 21,152 households, and 11,385 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,774.9 inhabitants per square mile (685.3/km ). There were 23,447 housing units at an average density of 860.3 inhabitants per square mile (332.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 79.68% White , 5.17% African American , 2.89% Native American , 1.88% Asian , 0.19% Pacific Islander , 2.03% from some other races, and 8.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 6.83% of

1150-450: The city. The population density was 2,513.1 inhabitants per square mile (970.3/km ). There were 16,475 housing units at an average density of 1,132.3 inhabitants per square mile (437.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 93.18% White , 1.34% African American , 2.76% Native American , 0.62% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.49% from some other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.47% of

1200-613: The confluence with the Assiniboine River near Treesbank , about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Brandon . The main tributaries of the Souris in Manitoba are the Antler River , Gainsborough Creek , and Plum Creek . The elevation at the confluence is approximately 340 metres (1,120 ft) above sea level . At the end of the last ice age , over 10,000 years ago, the rapid draining of former Glacial Lake Regina eroded

1250-409: The construction of James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway , Minot is also known as "Magic City", commemorating its remarkable growth in size over a short time. Minot is the principal city of the Minot metropolitan area , a metropolitan area that covers McHenry , Renville , and Ward counties and had a combined population of 77,546 at the 2020 census . Minot came into existence in 1886, after

1300-496: The failure of mass media, specifically local radio stations, to disseminate information in an emergency. The 2011 Souris River flood caused extensive damage throughout the Souris River Valley. On June 21, 2011, KXMC-TV reported that a flood of historic proportions was imminent in the valley, largely due to large dam releases upstream. Around 12,000 people were evacuated. On June 26, flooding exceeded previous records when

1350-453: The flood and children who lived in the Lincoln neighborhood then attended Longfellow Elementary. There are four middle schools in the system. The three in Minot are grades 6–8: Jim Hill in the south, Erik Ramstad in the north, and Central Middle School downtown. Memorial Middle School on Minot AFB is named for fallen veterans of the U.S. armed forces . The school was built in the mid-1960s on

1400-461: The gas, causing one of the worst major chemical accidents of the country. In early 2006, court cases were heard in Minneapolis , Minnesota , against Canadian Pacific Railway , the owner of the derailed train. The anhydrous ammonia spill was the largest such spill in U.S. history. Eric Klinenberg used the incident in his book Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media as an example of

1450-582: The large dikes constructed around both buildings. On June 26, 2011, the New York Times also printed an article with an aerial photograph of the flooded Harleys. Similar aerial photographs of the flood at that location are displayed at the Harleys gas station. 48°14′05″N 101°18′51″W  /  48.23479°N 101.31408°W  / 48.23479; -101.31408 Minot, North Dakota Minot ( / ˈ m aɪ n ɒ t / MY -not )

1500-513: The largest employers in the city are: Minot's economy predominantly centers around the Air Force Base 13 miles (21 km) north of town, making the city's economy more robust than other cities of its size due to its large service area. ING/ReliaStar established a service center in Minot in December 1998. Minot has seen a significant increase in population and infrastructure investments in

1550-531: The last several years with the expanding drilling (using hydrofracking ) of oil in the Bakken Formation and Three Forks Groups . The State of North Dakota has a website detailing daily oil activity. Minot's arts community includes an art museum, a symphony orchestra , an opera company, a city band, several dance and theater troupes: over 40 organizations claim membership in the Minot Area Council on

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1600-480: The median income for a household was $ 32,218, and the median income for a family was $ 42,804. Males had a median income of $ 30,283 versus $ 20,023 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 18,011. About 8.8% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over. According to the City's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,

1650-449: The plateau north of it are called North Hill and the southern rise and plateau south of it are called South Hill. Minot experiences a warm-summer humid continental climate ( Köppen : Dfb ). Like Central Asia , it exhibits great temperature variation. Summers range from warm to moderately hot, with frequent thunderstorm activity. Winters are typically bitterly cold and snowy, with high winds and below-freezing temperatures for weeks at

1700-497: The population. The most populous ancestry groups in the city are German (40.8%), Norwegian (32.3%), Irish (8.7%), English (5.4%), Swedish (4.2%) and French (3.2%). There were 15,520 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. Of all households 32.5% were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who

1750-440: The population. There were 17,863 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.1% were non-families. Of all households 34.9% were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1800-490: The population. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.3% were under 5 years of age, and 13.7% were 65 and older. There were 21,152 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.1% were non-families. Of all households 34.9% were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who

1850-501: The river crested at 1,561.7 feet (476.0 m) above sea level , three feet (0.9 m) above the previous record set in 1881. It is estimated that 20% of Minot sustained damage from the flood; this figure includes over 4,100 homes that were in some way affected, 2,376 extensively damaged, and 805 damaged beyond repair. Burlington was also severely damaged during this time. According to the United States Census Bureau ,

1900-616: The river, created by the Mouse's meandering course. The city is laid out on a grid-based street system. Streets run north-south and avenues run east-west. Streets are numbered by their block distance east or west of Main Street. Avenues are numbered north and south of Central Avenue. There are four city quadrants (NW, SW, SE, NE) to designate the location of any address. Main Street addresses are designated North and South. Central Avenue addresses are designated East and West. The grid system carries over into

1950-499: The rural areas of Ward County , making the county one of only three that do not follow the statewide grid system (the others are Burleigh County and Grand Forks County ). The Mouse River divides the city approximately in half, north and south. The valley rises to the plains both north and south of the river. Although there are names for certain features of these hills, such as Anthony Hill on South Hill, there are no general names for these topographical features. The northern rise and

2000-461: The southwest. South Hill's limits are less clearly defined than North Hill's. Though the neighborhood levels out past 16th Street South, the name South Hill is generally applied to all areas south up to the city limits. Neighborhoods in the Mouse River Valley include Bel Air , Downtown , Eastwood Park , Oak Park and West Minot . Minot is on the Drift Prairie of northwestern North Dakota . It

2050-705: The state primary election . The Northwest Area Water Supply (NAWS) has had disputes with the Canadian government over a plan calling for water to be pumped from Lake Sakakawea , then to Minot for treatment, and then to large stretches of Northwest North Dakota. The Minot Public Schools system operates ten elementary schools (K–5) in the city: Bel Air, Edison, John Hoeven, Lewis and Clark, Longfellow, McKinley Roosevelt, Perkett, Sunnyside, and Washington. The district also operates Bell Elementary, about five miles southeast of Minot. Jefferson Elementary closed in 2003. The old Washington Elementary building closed in 2007 and

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2100-462: The students moved to a new building that was renovated from an old health care center. There are also two elementary schools (K–6) on the Minot Air Force Base : Dakota and North Plains. The 2011 flood resulted in the relocation of Erik Ramstad Middle School and the closure of Lincoln Elementary, as both buildings were damaged beyond economical repair. Longfellow Elementary was expanded after

2150-482: The town in 1917–1920, but by the time Prohibition arrived in the 1920s, Minot had become a center of illegal activities associated with the High Third district, exacerbated because the city was a supply hub of Al Capone 's liquor smuggling operations. The hotbed of alcohol bootlegging , prostitution, and opium dens that sprang up in the downtown area soon led people to nickname Minot "Little Chicago". Smugglers used

2200-456: The two Botz children who were in the house. Minot and its surrounding area were wide open from 1905 to 1920. The population grew rapidly due to railroad construction and availability of unclaimed land. Nearly complete court records of Ward County and Minot document the prevalence and different types of criminal activity, and offer strong support for the epithet "crime capitol of North Dakota". State attorney general William Langer helped clean up

2250-405: Was 2,346.1 inhabitants per square mile (905.8/km ). There were 18,744 housing units at an average density of 1,075.4 per square mile (415.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 90.16% White , 2.28% African American , 3.25% Native American , 0.92% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 0.64% from some other races, and 2.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.73% of

2300-433: Was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 33.8 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 14% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 36,567 people, 15,520 households, and 9,265 families residing in

2350-431: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24. The median age in the city was 33.8 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 65.5% of residents were aged 19–64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.9% male and 48.1% female. As of the 2010 census , there were 40,888 people, 17,863 households, and 9,978 families residing in the city. The population density

2400-438: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90. In the city the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. As of 2000

2450-586: Was built and the Hartney Dam was built in 1941. These were all stop log dams with a total capacity of 2,400 acre-feet (3,000,000 m ). The Souris Dam was originally built in 1911 and was rebuilt in 1935. The Wawanesa Dam was completed in 1951 storing about 320 acre-feet (390,000 m ) of water. Most of the annual flow of the Souris River comes from snow melt and spring rains. The annual flow volume varies dramatically from 3,400 acre-feet (4,200,000 m ) in 1937 to 2,100,000 acre-feet (2.6 km ) in 1976. It

2500-472: Was to cross the Souris River at Burlington , local interests and arguments convinced them otherwise; landholders along the new route donated the right-of-way, and the Soo Line reached Minot in 1893. In 1898 a tornado destroyed the timber Gassman Coulee Bridge near Minot. A passenger train, just three minutes away from crossing the bridge when it collapsed, was able to stop just in time to avoid disaster. Until

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