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{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Jamestown, North Dakota

|settlement_type = [[City]]

|nickname = Pride of the Prairie

|motto =



|image_skyline = World's Largest Buffalo Monument 2009.jpg

|imagesize =

|image_caption = World's Largest Buffalo Monument in Jamestown

|image_flag =

|image_seal =



|image_map = ND Stutsman County Jamestown.svg

|mapsize = 250px

|map_caption = Location of Jamestown, North Dakota

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|mapsize1 =

|map_caption1 =



|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]

|subdivision_name = [[United States]]

|subdivision_type1 = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]]

|subdivision_name1 = [[North Dakota]]

|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in North Dakota|County]]

|subdivision_name2 = [[Stutsman County, North Dakota|Stutsman]]



|government_footnotes =

|government_type = [[Council–manager government]]

|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Katie Anderson

|leader_title1 =

|leader_name1 =

|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 1872



|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_footnotes = <ref name="Gazetteer files"/>

|area_magnitude =

|area_total_km2 = 33.33

|area_land_km2 = 33.23

|area_water_km2 = 0.10

|area_total_sq_mi = 12.87

|area_land_sq_mi = 12.83

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.04



|population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]

|population_est = 15440

|pop_est_as_of = 2013<ref name="2013 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2014-05-25}}</ref>

|population_footnotes = <ref name="FactFinder"/>

|population_total = 15427

|population_density_km2 = 464.2

|population_density_sq_mi = 1202.4



|timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]

|utc_offset = -6

|timezone_DST = CDT

|utc_offset_DST = -5

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_m = 429

|elevation_ft = 1407

|coordinates_display = inline,title

|coordinates_type = region:US_type:city

|latd = 46 |latm = 54 |lats = 20 |latNS = N

|longd = 98 |longm = 42 |longs = 11 |longEW = W



|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s

|postal_code = 58401, 58402, 58405

|area_code = [[Area code 701|701]]

|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]

|blank_info = 38-40580

|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID

|blank1_info = 1029648<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>

|blank2_name = [[List of North Dakota numbered highways|Highways]]

|blank2_info = [[I-94 (ND)|I-94]], [[Interstate 94 Business (Jamestown, North Dakota)|I-94 Bus.]], [[US 52]], [[US 52 Truck]], [[US 281]], [[US 281 Bypass|US 281 Byp.]], [[North Dakota Highway 20|ND 20]]

|website = [http://www.jamestownnd.com/ www.jamestownnd.com]

|footnotes =

}}

'''Jamestown''' is a city in [[Stutsman County, North Dakota|Stutsman County]], [[North Dakota]], [[United States]]. It is the [[county seat]] of Stutsman County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 15,427 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="2010 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table|work=American FactFinder|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref> making it the [[List of cities in North Dakota|ninth largest]] city in North Dakota. Jamestown was founded in 1872.

==History==

In 1871, a Northern Pacific Railroad work crew set up camp where the railroad would cross the James River, adding another section to the new northern transcontinental line. In 1872, the U.S. Army established Fort Seward, a small post garrisoned by three companies (about 120 men) of the Twentieth Infantry Regiment, on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]] and [[Pipestem River|Pipestem Creek]]. The fort guarded the crossing of the James by the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]]. The fort only lasted five years, being decommissioned in 1877 - but the railroad remained, establishing a repair yard that was among the city's main industries until the 1960s.

Jamestown was founded in 1872 and General Thomas Rosser of Northern Pacific named it after his hometown in Virginia. The city incorporated in 1883. In 1873, Stutsman County became the first official county within Dakota Territory with Jamestown as the county seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liechtyrealestate.com/Jamestown/JamestownHistory/ |title=Jamestown History |publisher=Liechtyrealestate.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-16}}</ref>

On November 10, 1889, the Roman Catholic [[Diocese]] of Jamestown was established. April 6, 1897 saw a change of name to [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo|Diocese of Fargo]], with a change of the bishop's seat. Since 1995, the Diocese of Jamestown is listed as a [[titular see]] of the [[Catholic Church]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=HJQY2xvLU_AC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=Jamestown+titular+see&source=bl&ots=d11O7hR_oc&sig=rKT7oLPGYA5ZY0_fzwOfPE2L0o4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jA2_Ur7VMYqqhQepu4GoCg&ved=0CHIQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Jamestown%20titular%20see&f=false Matthew Bunson (editor), ''The Catholic Almanac's Guide to the Church'' (Our Sunday Visitor 2001 ISBN 978-0-87973914-0), p. 49]</ref><ref>''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 910</ref>

==Geography==

[[Image:James River ND.jpg|thumb|The [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]], a [[Missouri River]] tributary, in Jamestown]]

Jamestown is located at {{coord|46|54|20|N|98|42|11|W|type:city}} (46.905641, -98.702994)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> at the confluence of the [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]] and [[Pipestem River|Pipestem Creek]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.87|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|12.83|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-06-14}}</ref>

==Climate==

<div style="width:75%;">

{{Weather box

|location = Jamestown, North Dakota (1981–2010)

|single line = Y |imperial first = Y

|Jan high F = 19.2

|Feb high F = 24.9

|Mar high F = 37.0

|Apr high F = 55.5

|May high F = 68.6

|Jun high F = 77.2

|Jul high F = 82.9

|Aug high F = 81.9

|Sep high F = 70.8

|Oct high F = 56.0

|Nov high F = 37.1

|Dec high F = 22.9

|year high F = 52.8

|Jan low F = 1.2

|Feb low F = 6.7

|Mar low F = 18.9

|Apr low F = 31.4

|May low F = 43.6

|Jun low F = 53.6

|Jul low F = 58.5

|Aug low F = 56.2

|Sep low F = 46.0

|Oct low F = 33.8

|Nov low F = 19.4

|Dec low F = 6.4

|year low F = 31.3

|precipitation colour =

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.51

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.44

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.89

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.13

|May precipitation inch = 2.75

|Jun precipitation inch = 3.46

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.31

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.10

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.26

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.69

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.64

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.44

|year precipitation inch= 19.62

|Jan snow inch = 9.7

|Feb snow inch = 6.6

|Mar snow inch = 7.1

|Apr snow inch = 2.1

|May snow inch = 0.3

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.4

|Nov snow inch = 6.7

|Dec snow inch = 6.9

|year snow inch = 39.9

|source 1 = NOAA<ref>

{{cite web

| url = http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=bis

| title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data

| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]

| accessdate = May 4, 2013

}}</ref>

|date=May 2013

}}</div>

==Demographics==

{{USCensusPop

|1880= 393

|1890= 2296

|1900= 2853

|1910= 4358

|1920= 6627

|1930= 8187

|1940= 8790

|1950= 10697

|1960= 15163

|1970= 15385

|1980= 16280

|1990= 15571

|2000= 15527

|2010= 15427

|estimate= 15440

|estyear= 2013

|footnote=<center>U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> 2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|accessdate=May 25, 2014}}</ref></center>

}}

===2010 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-06-14}}</ref> of 2010, there were 15,427 people, 6,567 households, and 3,555 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1202.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,983 housing units at an average density of {{convert|544.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 6,567 households of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.9% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the city was 39.9 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

===2000 census===

As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 15,527 people, 6,505 households, and 3,798 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,246.7 per square mile (481.5/km²). There were 6,970 housing units at an average density of 559.6 per square mile (216.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.19% of the population.

The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are [[Germany|German]] (54.0%), [[Norway|Norwegian]] (22.4%), [[Ireland|Irish]] (9.0%), [[England|English]] (6.6%), [[Sweden|Swedish]] (4.1%), [[Russia]]n (3.8%). Many area families cite their heritage as "[[Volga German|Germans from Russia]]", in reference to ethnic Germans who settled in the Russian Empire in the 18th century, many of whose descendents emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century.

There were 6,505 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.85.

The age distribution is 21.7% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $42,245. Males had a median income of $28,310 versus $20,225 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,686. About 6.5% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==

Jamestown has a strong manufacturing base as well as agriculture, retail and wholesale businesses. Notable companies headquartered in Jamestown include ACI (Agri-Cover, Inc.), Dura Tech Industries, and Midwestern Machine.

==Attractions==

{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2010}}

[[File:Buffalo statue jamestown north dakota.jpg|thumb|The [[World's Largest Buffalo]] statue in Jamestown]]

[[Jamestown Reservoir]], a series of three, interlocking, 12-mile-long artificial lakes formed by a [[dam]] on the James River on the north end of the city, is home to [[watersports]] and recreational [[fishing]]. Jamestown is home to two 18-hole golf courses—[[Hillcrest Golf Course]] and [[Jamestown Country Club]]—as well as the Jamestown Civic Center, which hosts concerts, Jamestown College basketball games, other large events, and the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame; other sporting facilities include Jack Brown Stadium, one of North Dakota's historic baseball parks. Jamestown is also home to two disc golf courses, an 18 hole recreational course in Klaus Park, and a 27 hole championship course on the island and surrounding land in the Jamestown Reservoir. The Island Course was the site of the 8th Annual North Dakota Disc Golf Championships in 2007.

The city of Jamestown is also home to The Jamestown Arts Center <ref>Taylor Barnes, Executive Director, Jamestown Fine Arts Association, 2013</ref> ([http://www.jamestownarts.com]), located in the heart of downtown. The Arts Center is home to a year round exhibition gallery, community theater stage, a venue for visual arts performances, art workshops and classes, ceramics studio and a beautiful green space know as The Art Park. Jamestown also features the [[World's Largest Buffalo]], a 26-ft tall sculpture of an [[American bison]].

==Transportation==

[[Jamestown Regional Airport]] serves the city providing scheduled flights to all four major North Dakotan metropolitan areas, as well as chartered flights out of state.

==Education==

===K-12===

Jamestown is served by the [[Jamestown Public Schools]]. The system operates five elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one alternative high school. Louis L'Amour Elementary School is named for the popular western writer [[Louis L'Amour]] who was born in Jamestown. There are also two private elementary schools in Jamestown; Saint John's Academy<ref>[http://www.stjamesbasilica.org/stjohn/ stjamesbasilica.org]</ref> a K-6 Catholic school, and Hillcrest School, a [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]] school.

===Higher education===

[[File:UnruhSheldon.jpg|thumb|The Unruh and Sheldon Center on the campus of [[University of Jamestown]]]]

[[University of Jamestown]] is a private liberal arts college founded by the [[Presbyterian Church]] and located on the north side of town. Its current enrollment is approximately 1000 students. Ranked by [[U.S. News & World Report]] in the top tier of regional undergraduate institutions,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uj.edu/campus/press/UsNews07.php |title=US News and World Report moves University of Jamestown to top tier |accessdate=2007-10-31 |date=2007-08-17 |work=Jamestown College}}</ref> it is also notable among religious colleges for having been a co-educational institution from its founding in 1883.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}

===Special education===

On the northwest side of the city and almost adjacent to the site of historic Fort Seward is [[The Anne Carlsen Center]] (formerly known as the "Crippled Children's School"). A privately funded residential school, it has long been one of the country's leading centers for treatment and education of severely handicapped children. Because of the school's locale, Jamestown became the first city in America to require wheelchair cutouts in newly constructed sidewalk curbs.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}

==Media==

===Print===

The local daily paper is the ''[[Jamestown Sun]]''.

===Television===

====Over the air====

{| class="wikitable"

|-

!Channel!![[ATSC|Digital]] Channel!!Call sign!!Affiliation!!Owner!!City!!Notes

|-

|2||||[[WDAY-TV|K02DD]]||[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]||[[Forum Communications]]||Jamestown||(rebroadcasts WDAY Fargo)

|-

|||7 ([[ATSC|RF]] 7)||[[KJRR]]||[[Fox Network|Fox]]||[[Red River Broadcasting]]||Jamestown||(rebroadcasts KVRR Fargo)

|-

|||19 (RF 20)||[[Prairie Public Television|KJRE]]||[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]||[[Prairie Public Television|Prairie Public Broadcasting]]||Ellendale||

|}

===Radio===

====AM Radio====

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="6"|'''[[AM radio]] stations'''

|-

!Frequency!!Call sign!!Name!!Format!!Owner!!City

|-

|600 AM||[[KSJB]]||--||[[Classic country]]||Chesterman Communications||Jamestown

|-

|1400 AM||[[KQDJ (AM)|KQDJ]]||Dakota Country Radio||[[Full service (radio format)|Full service]]||Ingstad Family Media||Jamestown

|-

|}

====FM Radio====

{|class="wikitable"

|-

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="7"|'''[[FM radio]] stations'''

|-

!Frequency!!Call sign!!Name!!Format!!Owner!!Target city/[[media market|market]]!![[City of license]]

|-

|88.1 FM||KJKR||Jimmie Knight Radio||[[Campus radio]]||[[Jamestown College]]||Jamestown||Jamestown

|-

|89.1 FM||K214BX||--||[[Christian radio|Christian]] [[Klove]] ([[WAFR]]) [[broadcast translator|translator]]||[[Klove]]||Jamestown||Jamestown

|-

|89.9 FM||K214BX||--||[[Christian radio|Christian]] [[American Family Radio|AFR]] ([[WAFR]]) [[broadcast translator|translator]]||[[American Family Association]]||Jamestown||Jamestown

|-

|91.5 FM||KPRJ||--||[[Prairie Public (radio)|Prairie Public]]/[[National Public Radio|NPR]] [[News radio|News]]/[[European classical music|classical music]]||[[Prairie Public Radio|Prairie Public Broadcasting]]||Jamestown||Jamestown

|-

|93.3 FM||[[KSJZ]]||Mix 93.3||[[Hot Adult Contemporary]]||Chesterman Communications||Jamestown||Jamestown

|-

|95.5 FM||[[KYNU]]||Big Dog Country||[[Country music|Country]]||Ingstad Family Media||Jamestown/Valley City||Jamestown

|-

|97.1 FM||[[KQDJ-AM|K246AM]]||Dakota Country Radio||[[Full service (radio format)|Full service]] [[KQDJ-AM]] [[broadcast translator|translator]]||Ingstad Family Media||Jamestown||Jamestown

|-

|98.3 FM||[[KXGT]]||Ted FM||[[Classic Hits]]||Ingstad Family Media||Jamestown||Carrington

|-

|101.1 FM||[[KQDJ-FM|KQDJ]]||Q101||[[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]]||Ingstad Family Media||Jamestown/Valley City||Valley City

|-

|103.1 FM||[[KRVX]]||103.1 The Raven||[[Mainstream rock|Rock]]||Ingstad Family Media||Jamestown/Valley City||Wimbledon

|}

==Notable people==



* [[James Harvey Brown]] (1906–95), Los Angeles City Council member and municipal court judge, born in Jamestown<ref name=PoliticalGraveyard>{{cite web|author=Lawrence Kestenbaum |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/shriners.html |title=Political Graveyard |publisher=Political Graveyard |date= |accessdate=2013-02-16}}</ref>

* [[Alf Clausen]], film and television score composer ("The Simpsons")

* [[William E. DePuy]], U.S. Army general and first commander of [[United States Army Training and Doctrine Command|TRADOC]]

* [[Alfred Dickey]] (1846-1901), first Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

* [[Willis Downs]], Philippine–American War era [[List of Medal of Honor recipients|Medal of Honor]] recipient

* [[Darin Erstad]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player

* [[Michael John Fitzmaurice]], a former [[United States Army Corps|United States Army]] soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the [[Medal of Honor]]—for his actions in the Vietnam War.

* [[Travis Hafner]], Major League Baseball player for the [[New York Yankees]]

* [[Richard Hieb]], astronaut

* [[Anton Klaus]], Mayor of [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]

* [[Louis L'Amour]], author

* [[Peggy Lee]], jazz singer and composer

* [[Barbara McClintock (illustrator)|Barbara McClintock]], children's book illustrator

* [[Myrna Sharlow]], opera singer

* [[Rodney Stark]], American sociologist of religion

* [[Shadoe Stevens]], radio personality

* [[Harley Venton]], actor

* [[Ronda Rousey]], UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==

* [http://www.jamestownnd.com/ City of Jamestown official website]

* [http://www.jamestownsun.com ''The Jamestown Sun'' website]

* [http://www.uj.edu University of Jamestown website]

* [http://www.jamestowndiscgolf.com Jamestown Disc Golf Information]

* [http://www.jamestownarts.com The Jamestown Arts Center]

{{Geographic Location (8-way)

| Centre = Jamestown

| North = [[Kensal, North Dakota|Kensal]]

| Northeast = [[Spiritwood Lake, North Dakota|Spiritwood Lake]]

| East = [[Sanborn, North Dakota|Sanborn]]

| Southeast = [[Montpelier, North Dakota|Montpelier]]

| South = [[Edgeley, North Dakota|Edgeley]]

| Southwest = [[Gackle, North Dakota|Gackle]]

| West = [[Medina, North Dakota|Medina]]

| Northwest = [[Buchanan, North Dakota|Buchanan]]

}}

{{Stutsman County, North Dakota}}

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