Profile for Forbes, North Dakota, ND

Historic sites and museums: Shimmin Tveit Museum, Stone House Museum

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Forbes
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• Dickey County data
• Fastest-growing counties in North Dakota
• State data - North Dakota
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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53% of Forbes residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Forbes ancestry & family history guide.

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

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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Forbes
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• Communities in Dickey County

• Forbes business guide
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• Business licenses

• Courts in North Dakota
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• Crime in Dickey County
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• 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 Forbes was $16,741, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• North Dakota economic data

9% of Forbes residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Forbes
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• Air pollution in Dickey County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in North Dakota
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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in North Dakota

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• North Dakota county fairs
• North Dakota festivals (North Dakota tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Forbes
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• Forbes medical services & health statistics

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• Historic sites in or near Forbes
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• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Dickey County genealogy forum

Median rent in Forbes, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $175.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $350.

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• Libraries near Forbes

• North Dakota library

• Census map of Forbes area
• Historic maps of ND cities - Library of Congress
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Forbes
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Dickey County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Forbes political report.

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The average commute time for Forbes workers is 32 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Forbes travel guide
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• North Dakota tourism bureau

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