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uppityperson

(115,744 posts) Sat Dec 3, 2016, 03:05 PM Dec 2016

Cannon Ball, North Dakota

Last edited Sat Dec 3, 2016, 03:42 PM - Edit history (1)

2000 census facts taken from wikipedia. It is rural, dry land, poor, people have a tendency to die young from alcoholism, accidents, cancer and other "should be preventable" reasons. There is not much paid work nearby.

This is from wiki
864 people in 2000, 875 in 2010.

46.4% <18 yrs
3.6%<65

Median age was 20 yrs.

Median household incoome $19,265.
Median family income $18,583.

Per capita income $5,717.

Half the families and population were below poverty line.

http://www.livability.com/nd/cannon-ball/business/employment
37.73 unemployment

http://www.areavibes.com/cannon+ball-nd/employment/
12.9 unemployment rate

Did You Know?
The income per capita in Cannon Ball is 66% lower than the national average.
The median household income in Cannon Ball is 55% lower than the national average.
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings.
The unemployment rate in Cannon Ball is 122% higher than the national average.
The poverty level in Cannon Ball is 228% higher than the national average.

The reason am posting this is because with all the recent interest in the area because of NODAPL, people might be interested in knowing what it is like living there otherwise. Handouts to residents aren't needed, but learning about their issues is a good start.

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Cannon Ball, North Dakota (Original Post) uppityperson Dec 2016 OP

Good post. Facts are important. They speak for themselves. Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #1

It has been an impoverished area for so long. Shove them onto smaller and smaller pieces uppityperson Dec 2016 #4

These rural people object to environmental damage for the purpose of providing more energy to cities FarCenter Dec 2016 #2

All them whit folk up there in Bismark Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #3

Wasicu-Indian politics uppityperson Dec 2016 #6

Same crap just a new day. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #7

K&R Solly Mack Dec 2016 #5

Thank you uppityperson Dec 2016 #8

It is. Very. Solly Mack Dec 2016 #9

Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)

1. Good post. Facts are important. They speak for themselves.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 03:11 PM

Dec 2016

uppityperson

(115,744 posts)

4. It has been an impoverished area for so long. Shove them onto smaller and smaller pieces

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 03:43 PM

Dec 2016

of land and then say "see, I told they there weren't worth anything".

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)

2. These rural people object to environmental damage for the purpose of providing more energy to cities

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 03:17 PM

Dec 2016

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. All them whit folk up there in Bismark

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 03:20 PM

Dec 2016

were afraid of a Pipe line leak,so the River Crossing was moved South to those Poor Folk,cause they don't know no better. The truth about Rural Politics.