Reeder, North Dakota
| Reeder, North Dakota | |
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An old bank in Reeder
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 Reeder, North Dakota
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| Coordinates: 46°06′25″N 102°56′33″W / 46.10694°N 102.94250°WCoordinates: 46°06′25″N 102°56′33″W / 46.10694°N 102.94250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Adams |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Incorporated | 1909 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2) |
| • Land | 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,812 ft (857 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 162 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 159 |
| • Density | 261.3/sq mi (100.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 58649 |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-65900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1030866 |
Reeder is a city in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 162 at the 2010 census.
Reeder was founded in 1907 along the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and named after E. O. Reeder, the railroad's assistant chief engineer. Reeder is a stop along the old Yellowstone Trail, the first transcontinental automobile highway in the Northern United States.
A strain of wheat developed by the North Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station has been named after the town.
In 1907, two brothers, Albert and Charles Leff, founded and operated a post office, among other enterprises, one and one-half miles east of the present town of Reeder. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad later platted the current townsite and named it Reeder. The Leff post office was relocated to the new town March 13, 1908, and the name Leff was used until July 1, 1908.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.61 km2), all of it land. The city is located along U.S. Highway 12 at its junction with North Dakota Highway 22.
As of the census of 2010, there were 162 people, 90 households, and 42 families residing in the city. The population density was 261.3 inhabitants per square mile (100.9/km2). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 183.9 per square mile (71.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.7% White, 0.6% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.6% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
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