Horace is a city in Cass County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,085. The city is a

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of the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. It is the sixteenth-largest city in North Dakota. Horace was founded in 1882 at a time of widespread European-American settlement in the territory.

History

A post office has been in operation at Horace since 1875. The city is named after

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, editor of the ''

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''. Greeley encouraged western settlement with the motto "

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". The city is bordered on the west by the

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, a tributary of the Red River. To reduce damage from seasonal flooding, which sometimes was severe, the state and federal government collaborated on the Sheyenne Diversion Project, constructing a canal and associated support in 1990–1992 to move Sheyenne flood waters to the west and south of Horace, and north past the western side of West Fargo. This has proved its worth, protecting the Sheyenne cities from damage that resulted from the large

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, which destroyed areas of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks to the north."Sheyenne Diversion"
, City of West Fargo Government website, 2016

Geography

Horace is located at (46.759795, −96.904122). According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,430 people, 810 households, and 682 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 826 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.1%

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, 0.5%

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, 1.4% Native American, 0.2%

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, 0.2% from

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, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.9% of the population. There were 810 households, of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were

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living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 15.8% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.27. The median age in the city was 35.6 years. 33.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 4.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 915 people, 300 households, and 248 families living in the city. The

was 408.7 people per square mile (157.7/km²). There were 311 housing units at an average density of 138.9 per square mile (53.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.47%

, 0.11%

, 0.55% Native American, 0.22%

, 0.33% from

, and 0.33% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.33% of the population. There were 300 households, out of which 55.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were

living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.29. In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 37.5% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $46,510, and the median income for a family was $47,639. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $20,924 for females. The

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for the city was $15,761. About 3.2% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the

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, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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