Cannon Ball is a

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(CDP) on the

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and in

Sioux County, North Dakota Sioux County is a county located along the southern border of the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,898, and was estimated to be 3,713 in 2024. Its eastern border is the Missouri River and its county seat ...

, United States. It is located in the northeastern part of Sioux County, having developed at the confluence of the Cannonball River and

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of the

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. The population was 875 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (8.69%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 864 people, 197 households and 171 families residing in the Cannon Ball Census Designated Place ("CDP"). The

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was . There were 208 housing units at an average density of . At the 2010 census, the racial make-up was 92.9% Native American, 4.8%

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, 0.1% from other races and 2.2% from two or more races. Persons of

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or Latino origin comprised 1.4% of the total population. There were 197 households, of which 56.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were

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living together, 35.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.7% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.35 and the average family size was 4.56. 46.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64 and 3.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males. The

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was $19,265 and the median family income was $18,583. Males had a median income of $21,875 and females $17,250. The

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was $5,717. About 49.7% of families and 50.9% of the population were below the

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, including 58.3% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of Cannon Ball is in the Solen Public School District 3, while a portion is in the Fort Yates School District. Fort Yates is combined with the Standing Rock Community Grant School.

References

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