Wahpeton, IA

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Wahpeton, Iowa

Wahpeton, Iowa, in Dickinson county, is 77 miles E of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center) and 146 miles SW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are 462 residents in the city.

The People and Families of Wahpeton

In Wahpeton, about 74% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Wahpeton had a median family income of $62,083.

Political Inclinations

More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Wahpeton Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Wahpeton that were owner-occupied was 90%.

Commuting

In Wahpeton, 84% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	77 miles E of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	146 miles SW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Dickinson
Standard Zip Codes	51360
Phone Area Codes	712
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	43.366
Longitude	-95.171

Station	MILFORD 4 NW
Distance	1.3 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 22 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	39 to 60 F
Annual Precip	29.5 inches

Station	LAKE PARK
Distance	9.3 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 22 F
Apr Temp	35 to 55 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 59 F
Annual Precip	28.5 inches

Station	SPENCER 1 N
Distance	13.8 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 24 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	37 to 61 F
Annual Precip	28.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	462	100%
Male	224	48.5%
Female	238	51.5%
Under 18	64	13.9%
18+	398	86.1%
65+	166	35.9%
Median Age	56.3
Average Family Size	2.49
White	458	99.1%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	2	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	1	0.2%
Mixed Race	1	0.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	8	1.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	443
Growth	-19
Growth %	-4.09%

Ancestry	Percent
German	39.9%
English	10.7%
Norwegian	9.6%
Irish	8.5%
Danish	7.1%
Swedish	5.7%
US/American	4.1%
Dutch	3.6%
Italian	3.3%
Scottish	1.6%
Czech	1.1%
Swiss	0.8%
Welsh	0.8%
Lebanese	0.8%
Scandinavian	0.5%
French (except Basque)	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.5%
British	0.5%
French Canadian	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Wahpeton	462	$62,083
Arnolds Park	1,162	$43,594
Fostoria	230	$42,250
Milford	2,474	$42,371
Okoboji	820	$54,659
Spirit Lake	4,261	$44,652
West Okoboji	432	$41,250

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