Heimdal () is a

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and

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in Wells County,

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

, United States. Its population was 16 as of the 2020 census.

History

On May 6, 2015, a train carrying oil derailed and caught fire near Heimdal.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 27 people, 13 households, and 6 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 33 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.0%

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. There were 13 households, of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.8% were non-families. 46.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 38.5% 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 3.17. The median age in the CDP was 43.8 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 11.1% were from 45 to 64; and 33.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the CDP was 33.3% male and 66.7% female.

References

External links

Heimdal Diamond Jubilee, 1910–1985
from th
Digital Horizons website
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