Dazey, North Dakota
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Dazey is a city in Barnes County,
North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...
, United States. The population was 78 at the 2020 census. Dazey was founded in 1883 after a local farmer, Charles Dazey, donated land to start a townsite.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has a total area of , all land.


History

Dazey was founded in 1883 and named for Charles Turner Dazey, who moved there from
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to run a bonanza farm in the early 1880s. Mr. Dazey donated the land to start the townsite. Mr. Dazey later moved back to Illinois where he became a successful playwright. It was incorporated as a village in 1904, and reached a peak population of 293 in 1920. It became a city in 1967, after the North Dakota Legislature enacted legislation that eliminated all existing incorporation titles for towns and villages in the state.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 104 people, 46 households, and 25 families living in the city. The
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was . There were 56 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.1%
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and 1.9% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 46 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.7% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the city was 38 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.7% were from 25 to 44; 30.8% were from 45 to 64; and 9.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 58.7% male and 41.3% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 91 people, 39 households, and 23 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 47 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%
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. There were 39 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $22,813, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $40,000 for females. The
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for the city was $15,056. There were 12.5% of families and 12.5% of the population living below the
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, including 14.3% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.


References

{{authority control Cities in Barnes County, North Dakota Cities in North Dakota Populated places established in 1883 1883 establishments in Dakota Territory