Mandaree (

Hidatsa The Hidatsa are a Siouan people. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Their language is related to that of the Crow, and they are sometimes considered a parent t ...

: Adixoodagoorahareesh) is a

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(CDP) in McKenzie County,

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, United States. The population was 596 at the 2010 census. Mandaree is located on the

Fort Berthold Indian Reservation The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is a U.S. Indian reservation in western North Dakota that is home for the federally recognized Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes. The reservation includes lands on ...

in the

Mandan The Mandan are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains who have lived for centuries primarily in what is now North Dakota. They are enrolled in the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. About half of the Mandan still res ...

and

Arikara Arikara (), also known as Sahnish,
''Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.'' (Retrieved Sep 29, 2011)

Nation. It was founded in 1954 as a home for those displaced by the rising backwaters of the

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. The name was suggested by a

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on the reservation and is a portmanteau of the names of the three tribes: ''MAN''dan, Hi''DA''tsa, and ''REE'', another name for the Arikara. Mandaree is the primary physical center of the Mandan-Hidatsa community. It is noted nationally for its annual

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, held the second weekend in July, as well as for being the home of the Mandaree Singers, a tribal musical group.

Geography

Mandaree is located at (47.730127, -102.675465). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.09% is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 558 people, 132 households, and 119 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 50.0 people per square mile (19.3/km²). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 13.5/sq mi (5.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 3.05%

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, 95.88% Native American, 0.18% from

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, and 0.90% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.97% of the population. There were 132 households, out of which 59.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were

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living together, 40.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.8% were non-families. 8.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.23 and the average family size was 4.31. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 48.7% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 13.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,167, and the median income for a family was $22,500. Males had a median income of $19,688 versus $17,604 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,179. About 33.9% of families and 35.4% of the population were below the

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, including 38.9% of those under age 18 and 51.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Mandaree Public School District #36 is made up of Mandaree Elementary School and Mandaree High School. Both schools are funded by the

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(BIE) and the state of North Dakota. The teams are called the "Mandaree Warriors" and "Lady Warriors." The Crestwood Maagarishda Center, which includes a Head Start center, opened in 2019. The cost was $2.3 million.

Notable people

* Former tribal chairman Tex G. Hall * 1986-1990 Tribal Chairman--

Edward Lone Fight Edward Lone Fight (born May 28, 1939) served as Chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes) from 1986 to 1990. In 1988 Lone Fight met with President Ronald Reagan, a meeting which was the catalyst for the Just Com ...

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in McKenzie County, North Dakota Census-designated places in North Dakota Populated places established in 1954 1954 establishments in North Dakota Unincorporated communities in North Dakota Unincorporated communities in McKenzie County, North Dakota Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation