Wales is a city in

Cavalier County Cavalier County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It is south of the Canada–US border with Manitoba. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,704. Its county seat is Langdon. The city of Cavalier is in nearby Pembina County ...

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, United States. The population was 10 at the 2020 census. Wales was founded in 1897. Gavilon is Wales' largest employer.

Geography

Wales is located at (48.894101, -98.601778). 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 31 people, 13 households, and 10 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 20 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.3%

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, 3.2% from other races, and 6.5% from two or more races. There were 13 households, of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were

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living together, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.1% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.80. The median age in the city was 59.5 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.2% were from 25 to 44; 12.9% were from 45 to 64; and 45.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 30 people, 18 households, and 7 families residing in the city. The

was 127.3 people per square mile (48.3/km). There were 31 housing units at an average density of 131.5 per square mile (49.9/km). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%

. There were 18 households, out of which 5.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were

living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 61.1% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.67 and the average family size was 2.43. In the city, the population was spread out, with 6.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 13.3% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 40.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 150.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 154.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $15,000, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $0 for females. The

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for the city was $11,986. There were no families and 28.6% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 60.0% of those over 64.

Notable person

Lucy Johnston Sypher Lucy Johnston Sypher (August 6, 1907 – December 1990) wrote a series of four children's books based loosely on her childhood in the small prairie town of Wales, North Dakota: ''The Edge of Nowhere'' (1972), ''Cousins and Circuses'' (1974), ''Th ...

, author of ''The Edge of Nowhere'' series, stories based in Wales.

References

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