Solen is a city in Sioux County,

North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...

, United States and on the

Standing Rock Sioux Reservation The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota controls the Standing Rock Reservation (), which straddles the border between North and South Dakota in the United States, and is inhabited by ethnic " Hunkpapa and Sihasapa bands of Lak ...

. The population was 70 at the 2020 census. The town has a gas station and automotive repair shop called Hoffman's Garage which has been family owned and operated since the early 1900s.

History

Solen was founded in 1910 along a

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that ran from

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 ...

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. The name comes from Mary Louise Van Solen, the half-

Lakota Lakota may refer to: *Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes *Lakota language Lakota ( ), also referred to as Lakhota, Teton or Teton Sioux, is a Siouan languages, Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of ...

and half-French daughter of Eagle Woman (Matilda Galpin) and one of the first schoolteachers on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

Geography

Solen is located along the Cannonball River, west of the

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. 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 83 people, 33 households, and 21 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 44 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 36.1%

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, 51.8% Native American, and 12.0% from two or more races. There were 33 households, of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were

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living together, 24.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 44.3 years. 18.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 33.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.8% male and 48.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 86 people, 36 households, and 23 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 43 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 34.88%

and 65.12% Native American.

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or Latino of any race were 3.49% of the population. There were 36 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.1% were

living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.65. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $21,042, and the median income for a family was $21,250. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $16,250 for females. The

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for the city was $9,649. There were 41.7% of families and 40.0% of the population living below the

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, including 66.7% of under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Solen has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Education

It is in the

Solen School District Solen Public School District 3 is a school district headquartered in Solen, North Dakota. It operates Cannon Ball Elementary School (K-8) in Cannon Ball and Solen High School in Solen. Within Sioux County it serves Solen and almost all of Ca ...

. Solen has one high school, Solen Public High School, nicknamed the "Solen Sioux".

References

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