Denhoff, North Dakota
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Denhoff is a census-designated place
in central Sheridan County
, North Dakota
, United States
. An unincorporated community
, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010. It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census
, but was included in the 2010 Census
, where a population of 20 was reported.
It lies along North Dakota Highway 200
east of the city of McClusky
, the county seat
of Sheridan County. Although it is included on one website as a ghost town
, it has a functioning post office
, with the ZIP code
of 58430. and a church, as well as 9 inhabited houses sheltering a population of 17. In 2009, a seed packaging plant began operations in Denhoff as well. The city is currently unincorporated and has no formal government of its own.
Historically, Denhoff functioned as a service town for the regional farming community, which began in decline after the 1960s. In the 1950s, its population reached its maximum of over 350 residents, and in addition to the post office and church, services consisted of a school, a gas station, and a bar.
The expansion of corporately-managed big farms during the 1970s led to a major loss of population to unemployment in both the city and the surrounding countryside, which in turn led to closure of most of the service operations and further loss of populace.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in central Sheridan County
Sheridan County, North Dakota
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,710 people, 731 households, and 515 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 924 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...
, North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
, United States
United States
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. An unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
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, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010. It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, but was included in the 2010 Census
United States Census, 2010
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, where a population of 20 was reported.
It lies along North Dakota Highway 200
North Dakota Highway 200
North Dakota Highway 200 is a major east–west highway in North Dakota. It runs from Minnesota State Highway 200 at the Minnesota border near Halstad, Minnesota to Montana Highway 200 near Fairview, Montana....
east of the city of McClusky
McClusky, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 415 people, 205 households, and 110 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,072.9 people per square mile . There were 247 housing units at an average density of 638.6 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.28% White and 0.72%...
, the county seat
County seat
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of Sheridan County. Although it is included on one website as a ghost town
Ghost town
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, it has a functioning post office
Post office
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, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
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of 58430. and a church, as well as 9 inhabited houses sheltering a population of 17. In 2009, a seed packaging plant began operations in Denhoff as well. The city is currently unincorporated and has no formal government of its own.
Historically, Denhoff functioned as a service town for the regional farming community, which began in decline after the 1960s. In the 1950s, its population reached its maximum of over 350 residents, and in addition to the post office and church, services consisted of a school, a gas station, and a bar.
The expansion of corporately-managed big farms during the 1970s led to a major loss of population to unemployment in both the city and the surrounding countryside, which in turn led to closure of most of the service operations and further loss of populace.