Glen Ullin is a city in

Morton County, North Dakota Morton County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,291, making it the seventh-most populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat is Mandan. Morton County is included in the Bismarck, ND ...

, United States. It is part of the " Bismarck, ND

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" or " Bismarck-Mandan". The population was 732 at the 2020 census.

History

Glen Ullin was founded in 1883 along the transcontinental route of the

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. The name was created by Major

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, a Northern Pacific land agent at the time. Glen, the

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word for "valley," was chosen because of the city's location within a valley, while Ullin was taken from the

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poem '' Lord Ullin's Daughter''. Glen Ullin was originally built up chiefly by

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Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 807 people, 358 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 416 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.3%

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.2%

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, 0.2%

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, 0.2% from

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, and 1.5% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 358 households, of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were

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living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.4% were non-families. 40.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.74. The median age in the city was 53.4 years. 17.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 34.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 865 people, 369 households, and 221 families residing in the city. The

was 831.2 people per square mile (321.1/km²). There were 405 housing units at an average density of 389.2 per square mile (150.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.42%

, 0.23% Native American, and 0.35% from two or more races. There were 369 households, out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were

living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.77. In the city, the population was spread out, with 17.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 39.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,688, and the median income for a family was $32,368. Males had a median income of $24,444 versus $16,513 for females. The

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for the city was $16,258. About 4.4% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the

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, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Glen Ullin currently operates a K-12 school located on the bypass on the south end of Glen Ullin. Glen Ullin's school mascot is the "Bearcat". The school's nickname was previously the "Rattlers", until the school combined with

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high school and a name change took place. Glen Ullin's 1st co-op with Hebron, for football, had the team name of the "Bandits". Glen Ullin is currently combined in football with Beulah.

Notable people

* Ivan Dmitri, (1900 — 1968), artist and photographer, lived in Glen Ullin from 1914 to 1918

References

External links

City website

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Digital Horizons website
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