St. John, North Dakota | |
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City | |
Location of St. John, North Dakota |
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Coordinates: 48°56′38″N 99°42′39″W / 48.94389°N 99.71083°WCoordinates: 48°56′38″N 99°42′39″W / 48.94389°N 99.71083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Rolette |
Area | |
• Total | 0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2) |
• Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,949 ft (594 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 341 |
• Estimate (2015) | 360 |
• Density | 757.8/sq mi (292.6/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 701 |
FIPS code | 38-69980 |
GNIS feature ID | 1031147 |
St. John is a city in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 341 at the 2010 census.
St. John was laid out in 1882. The town took its name after a parish in Quebec, the native land of a local missionary. St. John was incorporated in 1903. A post office has been in operation in St. John since 1882.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.17 km2), all of it land. St. John is the town in the United States closest to one of the few practical exclaves of the US.
As of the census of 2010, there were 341 people, 138 households, and 76 families residing in the city. The population density was 757.8 inhabitants per square mile (292.6/km2). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 335.6 per square mile (129.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 23.2% White, 0.3% African American, 66.0% Native American, 1.2% Asian, and 9.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 138 households of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.3% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.9% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.37.