Profile for Dickinson, North Dakota, ND

Dickinson is in the Heart River valley.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 17. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.1 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Stark County Fair-Roughrider Days - June 24-July 4, 2007
• Northern Plains Heritage Festival - Aug. 18-19, 2007
• Ukrainian Festival - July 20-22, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Historic sites and museums: Joachim Regional Museum, Dakota Dinosaur Museum

Colleges and universities: Dickinson State University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Dickinson

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (4)

Colleges (1)

Hotels (7)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

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• Place of birth of people in Dickinson
• Residence in 1995, of people in Dickinson
• School enrollment & education levels in Dickinson
• Transportation & commute times in Dickinson
• Stark County data
• Fastest-growing counties in North Dakota
• State data - North Dakota
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Dickinson demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Stark County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 58601 ZIP code.

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• Dickinson city government
• Dickinson Chamber of Commerce
• Dickinson tourism

45% of Dickinson residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Dickinson ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Dickinson
• Cemeteries in Stark County
• Libraries in or near Dickinson

Post a query on a message board:

• Stark County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - ND data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Dickinson museums
• Dickinson historic sites
• Dickinson area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Dickinson area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Stark County
• Cemetery record compendium
• North Dakota cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Dickinson
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Stark County

• Dickinson business guide
• Dickinson Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in North Dakota
• Local ordinances in North Dakota (Partial selection)

• Crime in Stark County
• Arrests in Stark County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in North Dakota
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Dickinson was $15,975, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Stark County economic census
• Stark County economic summary
• Stark County employment growth
• Stark County unemployment rate
• North Dakota economic data

24% of Dickinson residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Dickinson
• Colleges in North Dakota
• Learning Disabilities Association in North Dakota
• Schools in or near Dickinson
• School districts in or near Dickinson
• Yearbooks (old) of North Dakota high schools

• Movies playing in or near Dickinson
• YouTube videos about Dickinson

• Air pollution in Stark County
• Diesel soot in Stark County
• Land contamination in Stark County
• Nature Conservancy projects in North Dakota
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Stark County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in North Dakota

Dickinson festival dates:

• Stark County Fair-Roughrider Days - June 24-July 4, 2007
• Northern Plains Heritage Festival - Aug. 18-19, 2007
• Ukrainian Festival - July 20-22, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Dickinson festival web sites:

• Roughrider Days

• ePodunk festival listings
• North Dakota county fairs
• North Dakota festivals (North Dakota tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Dickinson

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Dickinson
• Geocaches in North Dakota

• Dickinson items now on sale

• Dickinson local government Web site
• Stark County government
• North Dakota state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Dickinson medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Dickinson
• Historic sites in North Dakota
• Museums in or near Dickinson
• Museums in North Dakota
• North Dakota state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Stark County genealogy forum

Median rent in Dickinson, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $318.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $745.

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• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in North Dakota
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Dickinson include Dickinson Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Dickinson

• North Dakota library

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• Census map of Dickinson area
• Historic maps of ND cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of North Dakota
• Topographic map of Dickinson

Newspapers in Dickinson include Dickinson Press

TV stations in Dickinson include KDSE, KQCD, KXMA.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KDPR.

• Daily newspapers in or near Dickinson
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• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in North Dakota

• Military bases in North Dakota
• American Legion post locator
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• Check daily newspapers in or near Dickinson
• Search obituaries in North Dakota
• Recent death notices - selected ND newspapers

• Dickinson Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in North Dakota
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Dickinson
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Dickinson

• Parks near Dickinson
• National forests in North Dakota
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• Find a local animal shelter
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• Aerial photo of Dickinson
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Stark County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Dickinson political report.

• North Dakota Democratic party
• North Dakota Republican party
• North Dakota elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
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• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Dickinson
• Total membership by faith, in Stark County

• Chowhound message boards for ND

The average commute time for Dickinson workers is 12 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Dickinson include Americinn, Best Western Badlands Inn, Comfort Inn Dickinson, Dickinson Nc Days Inn, Holiday Inn Express Suites Dickinson, Quality Inn & Suites, Super 8.

• Dickinson travel guide
• Airports near Dickinson
• Hotels near Dickinson
• North Dakota tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in North Dakota
• Wildlife refuges in North Dakota

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