Steele, North Dakota
| Steele, North Dakota | |
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Steele Community Center in Steele
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 Location of Steele, North Dakota |
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| Coordinates: 46°51′22″N 99°55′00″W / 46.85611°N 99.91667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Kidder |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
| • Land | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,860 ft (567 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 715 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 709 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (480/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 58482 |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-75780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1032298 |
| Website | www.steelend.com |
Steele is a city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Kidder County. The population was 715 at the 2010 census.
Although they bear the same name, the city of Steele is not in Steele County.
Steele was platted in 1878 by Wilbur F. Steele, and named for him. The community had its start soon after the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Steele since 1880.
Steele is located at 46°51′22″N 99°55′00″W / 46.856066°N 99.916606°WCoordinates: 46°51′22″N 99°55′00″W / 46.856066°N 99.916606°W (46.856066, -99.916606).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), all of it land.
On July 6, 1936, the temperature in Steele soared to 121 °F (49.4 °C), the highest temperature ever recorded in the state of North Dakota. This event, during the 1936 North American heat wave, is even more remarkable in light of the fact that since 1948, the temperature has not exceeded 109 °F (42.8 °C). Never before or since has such extreme heat been recorded so far north on the North American continent. A prolonged period of extreme drought across the entire Great Plains contributed to the extreme heat. Record high temperatures for 15 states fell that summer. In the United States, higher temperatures have been recorded in only four states: California, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. (Kansas set its own 121 °F record on July 24.)
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