Drake (North Dakota)

McHenry County

38-20300

Drake is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 322 inhabitants, as amended by the 2000 census. Drake was founded in 1902. The city hosts each year on September 20, an apple festival.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 km ². 5.1 km ² of the area is land and 0.1 km ² (2.48 %) of the area is water.

Demography

With respect to the census of 2000, there were 322 people, 164 households, and 94 families residing in the city. The population density was 63.1 / km ². There were 201 housing units at an average density of 39.4/km ². The majority of the population was white (100 %). Hispanic or Latino accounted for only 0.31 % of the population.

There were 164 households in which 18.9 % had children under the age of 18 living. There were 47.0 % were married couples living together, 9.8 % of households had a female householder with no husband, and 42.1% of all households. 38.4 % of all households were made ​​up of individuals and 23.8 % had someone who was 65 years of age or older.

The average household size was 1.96 residents and the average family size was 2.6. In the city the population was spread out with 18.3% under the age of 18, 4.0% aged 18 to 24, 19.3% aged 25 to 44, 22.7 % aged 45 to 64 and on 35.7 % extended, who is 65 years old or older. The average age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 22,813, and the median income for a family was $ 34,844. Males had a median income of $ 23,250 versus $ 17,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 13,023. About 8.2% of families and 15.2 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3 % of minors and 16.3 % of those were 65 or older.

• Place in North Dakota
• Location in North America
• McHenry County ( North Dakota)