Crosby, North Dakota | |
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City | |
Business district in Crosby
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Motto: "Come Home To Crosby" | |
Location of Crosby, North Dakota |
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Coordinates: 48°54′45″N 103°17′41″W / 48.91250°N 103.29472°WCoordinates: 48°54′45″N 103°17′41″W / 48.91250°N 103.29472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Divide |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bert Anderson |
Area | |
• Total | 1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2) |
• Land | 1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,962 ft (598 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,070 |
• Estimate (2015) | 1,408 |
• Density | 781.0/sq mi (301.5/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 58730 |
Area code(s) | 701 |
FIPS code | 38-16940 |
GNIS feature ID | 1028544 |
Highways | ND 5 |
Website | crosbynd.com |
Crosby is a city and county seat of Divide County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,070 at the 2010 census.
Crosby was founded in 1904 at the end of a Great Northern Railway branch line that began in Berthold. The name comes from S.A. Crosby, a businessman from Portal involved in establishing the city.
Crosby is located at 48°54′45″N 103°17′41″W / 48.91250°N 103.29472°W (48.912488, −103.294707). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.37 square miles (3.55 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,070 people, 513 households, and 281 families residing in the city. The population density was 781.0 inhabitants per square mile (301.5/km2). There were 613 housing units at an average density of 447.4 per square mile (172.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% White, 0.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.