Mayville, North Dakota
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Mayville is a city in Traill County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 1,953 at the 2000 census which makes Mayville the largest community in Traill County. Mayville was founded in 1881.
Mayville is often grouped with the neighboring city of Portland, North Dakota. The two towns are sometimes given the name May-Port. Mayville State University is located in Mayville.
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[edit] Geography
Mayville is located at (47.499830, -97.325545)GR1.
Mayville sits in the fertile Red River Valley on the banks of the Goose River. The Valley was once a part of glacial Lake Agassiz. As the glacier receded, it left the land very flat, but also very rich. The area around Mayville is prime agricultural land.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,953 people, 752 households, and 417 families residing in the city. The population density was 468.4/km² (1,216.7/mi²). There were 876 housing units at an average density of 210.1/km² (545.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.49% White, 0.26% African American, 1.48% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 752 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.8% under the age of 18, 23.5% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,635, and the median income for a family was $44,931. Males had a median income of $34,107 versus $21,615 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,079. About 6.2% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
Mayville is the home of Mayville State University.
Mayville is served by the May-Port CG Public Schools system. "May-Port CG" stands for "Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg." This system operates Peter Boe, Jr. Elementary School, May-Port CG Middle School, and May-Port CG High School.
[edit] High school championships
State Class 'B' boys basketball: 1944, 1946, 1972, 1987, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003
State Class 'B' girls basketball: 1975
State Class 'B' football: 1977, 1984
State Class 'B' volleyball: 1998, 2000, 2001
[edit] Recreation
Mayville offers several parks with the largest being Island Park. The MayPort Community Center opened in 2000 and offers space for hockey games and other community events. The Mayville Water Park opened in 2002 and features one of the larger water slides in the area. Mayville is also home to the 9-hole Mayville Golf Club.
[edit] Media
[edit] Print
The Traill County Tribune
[edit] Radio
Mayville radio stations:
FM radio:
AM radio:
[edit] Notable native
- Lute Olson - current men's basketball head coach at the University of Arizona
[edit] External links
- Mayville-Portland official website
- Mayville State University website
- MPCG (Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg) Public Schools website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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