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 pa ...

: Adixoodagoorahareesh) is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 691 at the 2020 census, up from 596 in

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. 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 ...

and

Arikara The 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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on 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 third weekend in July, as well as for being the home of the Mandaree Singers, a tribal musical group.

Geography

Mandaree is in eastern McKenzie County, bordered to the east by Dunn County and to the west by

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. By road it is north and east to

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, south to

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, and 31 miles west to Watford City. According to the

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, the Mandaree CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.09% is water. Sakakawea Creek forms the southern boundary of the CDP, while Boggy Creek forms the northern boundary. Sakakawea Creek is a southeast-flowing tributary of the Little Missouri River, while Boggy Creek is a northeast-flowing direct tributary of the

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 558 people, 132 households, and 119 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . 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 other races, and 0.90% from two or more races.

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or Latino 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

* Tex G. Hall, 1998-2006 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 Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – ...

, 1986-1990 tribal chairman

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