CROSBY, NORTH DAKOTA

'Crosby' is a city in Divide County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Divide County. The population was 1,089 at the 2000 census. Crosby was founded in 1904.
A weekly newspaper, ''The Journal,'' serves the area.

Contents
Geography
Demographics
Notable resident
External links

Geography


Location of Crosby, North Dakota

Crosby is located at (48.912488, -103.294707).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there were 1,089 people, 489 households, and 290 families residing in the city. The population density was 311.5/km² (807.6/mi²). There were 637 housing units at an average density of 182.2/km² (472.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.26% White, 0.28% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
There were 489 households out of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the city the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 33.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,382, and the median income for a family was $39,643. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $15,882 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,922. About 8.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable resident



★ 'Martin Sabo' - former member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.

External links



City of Crosby official website

''The Journal'' newspaper website

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