Parshall, North Dakota
Encyclopedia
Parshall is a city lying within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
. It is located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in Mountrail County
, North Dakota
, in the United States
. Its population was 903 at the 2010 census. Parshall was founded in 1914, and is the home of the Paul Broste Rock Museum.
On February 15, 1936, Parshall recorded a temperature of -60 °F (-51 °C), setting a state record low temperature which still stands today.
Randy Hedberg
, a former NFL
quarterback
, was born and raised in Parshall.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 981 people, 339 households, and 240 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,803.4 people per square mile (701.4/km²). There were 392 housing units at an average density of 720.6 per square mile (280.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.79% White, 0.31% African American, 54.54% Native American, 1.22% from other races
, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population.
There were 339 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples
living together, 25.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,500, and the median income for a family was $27,222. Males had a median income of $23,558 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $11,459. About 21.6% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.6% of those under age 18 and 20.3% of those age 65 or over.
. This oil field was discovered in 2006, and produces from a layer of hydrocarbon-bearing shale approximately 10000 feet (3,048 m) down known as the Bakken Formation
. The recent discovery includes some of the most productive on-shore oil wells in the United States, with initial production frequently exceeding 1000 barrels (158,987.3 l) of oil a day per well. Producing wells are located north, south and west of the town. Mike Johnson, a petroleum geologist in Denver, Colorado, is recognized as responsible for the discovery (Johnson, M.S., 2011, Discovery of Parshall Field, North Dakota, in, The Bakken – Three Forks Petroleum System in the Williston Basin, edited by John W. Robinson, Julie A. LeFever, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (www.rmag.org). Mr. Johnson has been recognized for this achievement by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG).
Aspects of the oil boom near Parshall were presented in the series Boomtown on Discovery Communications
cable channel Planet Green.
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, are a Native American group comprising a union of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara peoples, whose native lands ranged across the Missouri River basin in the Dakotas...
. It is located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in Mountrail County
Mountrail County, North Dakota
-Major highways:* U.S. Highway 2* North Dakota Highway 8* North Dakota Highway 23* North Dakota Highway 31* North Dakota Highway 1804-National protected areas:*Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge *Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...
, 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....
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its population was 903 at the 2010 census. Parshall was founded in 1914, and is the home of the Paul Broste Rock Museum.
On February 15, 1936, Parshall recorded a temperature of -60 °F (-51 °C), setting a state record low temperature which still stands today.
Randy Hedberg
Randy Hedberg
Randolph R. Hedberg is a American football coach and a former player. He is currently the quarterbacks coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a position he has held since 2008. Hedberg played as a quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL in 1977. He served as the head...
, a former NFL
National Football League
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quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
, was born and raised in Parshall.
Geography
Parshall is located at 47°57′17"N 102°8′4"W (47.954806, -102.134513).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 981 people, 339 households, and 240 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,803.4 people per square mile (701.4/km²). There were 392 housing units at an average density of 720.6 per square mile (280.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 41.79% White, 0.31% African American, 54.54% Native American, 1.22% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population.
There were 339 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 25.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,500, and the median income for a family was $27,222. Males had a median income of $23,558 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $11,459. About 21.6% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.6% of those under age 18 and 20.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
There are two schools in Parshall, the public elementary school and the public high school.Oil Development
Parshall, North Dakota, is perhaps best known nationally as the town within, and providing the name for, the Parshall oil field, a very productive area of oil development by the Texas-based oil driller EOG ResourcesEOG Resources
EOG Resources is a Fortune 500 company with its headquarters in the Heritage Plaza building in downtown Houston, Texas. The company is one of the largest independent oil and natural gas companies in the United States with proven reserves in the United States, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, the United...
. This oil field was discovered in 2006, and produces from a layer of hydrocarbon-bearing shale approximately 10000 feet (3,048 m) down known as the Bakken Formation
Bakken Formation
The Bakken formation, initially described by geologist J.W. Nordquist in 1953,is a rock unit from the Late Devonian to Early Mississippian age occupying about of the subsurface of the Williston Basin, underlying parts of Montana, North Dakota, and Saskatchewan...
. The recent discovery includes some of the most productive on-shore oil wells in the United States, with initial production frequently exceeding 1000 barrels (158,987.3 l) of oil a day per well. Producing wells are located north, south and west of the town. Mike Johnson, a petroleum geologist in Denver, Colorado, is recognized as responsible for the discovery (Johnson, M.S., 2011, Discovery of Parshall Field, North Dakota, in, The Bakken – Three Forks Petroleum System in the Williston Basin, edited by John W. Robinson, Julie A. LeFever, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (www.rmag.org). Mr. Johnson has been recognized for this achievement by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG).
Aspects of the oil boom near Parshall were presented in the series Boomtown on Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications
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cable channel Planet Green.