BEACH, NORTH DAKOTA

'Beach' is a city in Golden Valley County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Golden Valley County. The population was 1,116 at the 2000 census. Beach was founded in 1902. The mayor of Beach is Walter Losinski.

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Geography
Demographics
Notable natives
External links

Geography


Beach is located at (46.915774, -104.004450).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there were 1,116 people, 470 households, and 292 families residing in the city. The population density was 235.5/km² (610.3/mi²). There were 570 housing units at an average density of 120.3/km² (311.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.66% White, 0.18% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 470 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,977, and the median income for a family was $35,536. Males had a median income of $25,515 versus $17,857 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,450. About 10.9% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives



Vern Oech - football player (guard)

A. C. Townley - founder of the Non-Partisan League who was a flax farmer near here.

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