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Minot ( ) is a city in and the
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of Ward County,
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, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the
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approximately north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 2020 census. Minot is the state's fourth-largest city and a trading center for a large part of northern
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, southwestern
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, and southeastern
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. Founded in 1886 during the construction of James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway, Minot is also known as "Magic City", commemorating its remarkable growth in size over a short time. Minot is the principal city of the
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, a micropolitan area that covers McHenry, Renville, and Ward counties and had a combined population of 77,546 at the 2020 census.


History

Minot came into existence in 1886, after the railroad laid track through the area. A tent town sprang up overnight, as if by "magic", earning its first nickname, the Magic City, and in the next five months, the population increased to over 5,000, further bolstering the nickname. The town site was chosen by the railroad to be placed on the land of then-homesteader Erik Ramstad. Ramstad was convinced to relinquish his claim and became one of the city leaders. The town was named after Henry D. Minot, a railroad investor, ornithologist and friend of Hill. Its
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name is ''niwaharít sahaáhkat''; its
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name is ''dibiarugareesh'' ("Plum
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"). The city was incorporated on July 16, 1887. The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line) later built a line from Valley City to Canada. While initially their plan was to cross the Mouse River at Burlington, local interests and arguments convinced them otherwise; landholders along the new route donated the right-of-way. They reached Minot in 1893. On July 22, 1920, a tornado passed over Minot and bore down in a
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southeast of town. The tornado picked up Andy Botz's home and hurled it to the ground, killing his wife, breaking Botz's shoulder, and slightly injuring the two Botz children who were in the house. Minot and its surrounding area were wide open from 1905 to 1920. The population grew rapidly due to railroad construction and availability of unclaimed land. Nearly complete court records of Ward County and Minot document the prevalence and different types of criminal activity, and offer strong support for the epithet "crime capitol of North Dakota". State attorney general
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helped clean up the town in 1917–1920, but by the time
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arrived in the 1920s, Minot had become a center of illegal activities associated with the High Third district, exacerbated because the city was a supply hub of Al Capone's liquor smuggling operations. The hotbed of alcohol bootlegging, prostitution, and opium dens that sprang up in the Downtown area soon led people to nickname Minot "Little Chicago". The smugglers used a network of tunnels (some previously built for heating or deliveries) to transport and conceal illicit cargo entering from Canada. The 1950s saw a large influx of
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into the region, with the construction of
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(1956–1957) north of the city, and
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(1947–1953) on the Missouri River, about south. In 1969, a severe flood on the Mouse River devastated Minot. Afterward, the Army Corps of Engineers straightened the river's path through the city and built several flood control structures. On January 18, 2002, a severe train derailment west of the city sent a gigantic cloud of
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toward Minot and Burlington. One man died and many of Minot's citizens were sickened and severely injured by the gas, causing one of the worst major chemical accidents of the country. In early 2006, court cases were heard in
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,
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, against Canadian Pacific Railway, the owner of the derailed train. The anhydrous ammonia spill was the largest such spill in U.S. history.
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used the incident in his book ''Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media'' as an example of the failure of mass media, specifically local radio stations, to disseminate information in an emergency. The
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caused extensive damage throughout the Mouse River Valley. On June 21, 2011,
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reported that a flood of historic proportions was imminent in the Mouse River Valley, largely due to large dam releases upstream. Around 12,000 people were evacuated. On June 26, flooding exceeded previous records when the river crested at above sea level, above the previous record set in 1881. It is estimated that 20% of Minot sustained damage from the flood. This figure includes over 4,100 homes that were in some way affected, 2,376 extensively damaged, and 805 damaged beyond repair. Burlington was also severely damaged during this time.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water.


Neighborhoods

Minot is commonly divided into three major sections: North Hill, the Mouse River Valley and South Hill. North Hill is the area roughly north of Eleventh Avenue North and Northwest Avenue. South Hill is a broad area south and west of Valley Street and Fifth Avenue South. West of Sixth Street West, South Hill dips sharply to the southwest. South Hill's limits are less clearly defined than North Hill's. Though the neighborhood levels out past 16th Street South, the name South Hill is generally applied to all areas south up to the city limits. Neighborhoods in the Mouse River Valley include Bel Air, Downtown, Eastwood Park, Oak Park and West Minot.


Region

Minot is on the
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of northwestern
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. It is at , about north of Bismarck. The Mouse River, or Souris River, runs through the city west to east. Important cities in the region for which Minot is the trading center include Burlington, Velva, Garrison,
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, Bottineau, Rugby, and New Town. Minot is almost entirely land; the Mouse River, its oxbow lakes, and a few creeks take up just 0.14% of the city's area. The elevation of the river at the city center is above sea level. The valley sits below the surrounding plains; the elevation at the Minot International Airport on North Hill is . The city has several small horseshoe-shaped oxbow lakes within its limits near the river, created by the Mouse's meandering course.


Grid and address system

The city is laid out on a grid-based street system. Streets run north-south and avenues run east-west. Streets are numbered by their block distance east or west of Main Street. Avenues are numbered north and south of Central Avenue. There are four city quadrants (NW, SW, SE, NE) to designate the location of any address. Main Street addresses are designated North and South. Central Avenue addresses are designated East and West. The grid system carries over into the rural areas of Ward County, making the county one of only three that do not follow the statewide grid system (the others are
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and Grand Forks County).


Mouse River

The Mouse River divides the city approximately in half, north and south. The valley rises to the plains both north and south of the river. Although there are names for certain features of these hills, such as Anthony Hill on South Hill, there are no general names for these topographical features. The northern rise and the plateau north of it are called North Hill and the southern rise and plateau south of it are called South Hill.


Climate

Minot experiences a warm-summer humid continental climate (
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: ''Dwb'') in its marginal zone receiving sufficient precipitation for such category. Like
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, it exhibits great temperature variation. Summers range from warm to moderately hot, with frequent
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activity. Winters are typically bitterly cold and snowy, with high winds and below-freezing temperatures for weeks at a time. Lows below occur on about 39 days during the winter, while temperatures reach on 14 days per summer, and in some years reach . The average annual snowfall total is .


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
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of 2020, there were 48,377 people, 20,979 households, and 9,978 families residing in the city. The
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was . The racial makeup of the city was 85.1%
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, 4.2%
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, 2.3% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.1%
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, 0.6% from
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, and 4.3% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 6.3% of the population. There were 20,979 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.1% were non-families. Of all households 34.9% were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24. The median age in the city was 33.8 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 65.5% of residents were aged 19-64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.9% male and 48.1% female.


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 40,888 people, 17,863 households, and 9,978 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 18,744 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.2%
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, 2.3%
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, 3.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1%
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, 0.6% from
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, and 2.7% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population. There were 17,863 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.1% were non-families. Of all households 34.9% were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 33.8 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 14% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 36,567 people, 15,520 households, and 9,265 families residing in the city. The
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was 2,513.1 per square mile (970.4/km2). There were 16,475 housing units at an average density of 1,132.3 per square mile (437.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.18%
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, 1.34%
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, 2.76% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.07%
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, 0.49% from
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, and 1.54% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population. The most populous ancestry groups in the city are German (40.8%),
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(32.3%),
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(8.7%),
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(5.4%),
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(4.2%) and French (3.2%). There were 15,520 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. Of all households 32.5% were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90. In the city the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household was $32,218, and the median income for a family was $42,804. Males had a median income of $30,283 versus $20,023 for females. The
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for the city was $18,011. About 8.8% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the
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, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.


Law and government

The mayor of Minot is Tom Ross. As mayor he chairs the 7-member City Council, but only casts a vote to break a tie. City Manager Harold Stewart handles the city's day-to-day affairs. Minot uses the council–manager system of government. Seven councilmen are elected from 7 city wards to four-year terms. Elections are arranged such that one councilman from each ward is elected every even-numbered year. The mayor is elected to a four-year term as well; the last mayoral election was in 2022. All city offices are nonpartisan. City elections are held in June in
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, along with the state primary election.


Northwest Area Water Supply

The Northwest Area Water Supply (NAWS) has had disputes with the Canadian government over a plan calling for water to be pumped from
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, then to Minot for treatment, and then to large stretches of Northwest North Dakota.


Economy


Largest employers

According to the City's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the largest employers in the city are: Minot's economy predominantly centers around the
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north of town, making the city's economy more robust than other cities of its size due to its large service area. ING/ReliaStar established a service center in Minot in December 1998. Minot has seen a significant increase in population and infrastructure investments in the last several years with the expanding drilling (using hydrofracking) of oil in the Bakken Formation and
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s. The State of North Dakota has a website detailing daily oil activity.


Education

The
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system operates ten elementary schools (K–5) in the city: Bel Air, Edison, John Hoeven, Lewis and Clark, Longfellow, McKinley Roosevelt, Perkett, Sunnyside, and Washington. The district also operates Bell Elementary, about five miles southeast of Minot. Jefferson Elementary closed in 2003. The old Washington Elementary building closed in 2007 and the students moved to a new building that was renovated from an old health care center. There are also two elementary schools (K–6) on the
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: Dakota and North Plains. The 2011 flood resulted in the relocation of Erik Ramstad Middle School and the closure of Lincoln Elementary, as both buildings were damaged beyond economical repair. Longfellow Elementary was expanded after the flood and children who lived in the Lincoln neighborhood then attended Longfellow Elementary. There are three middle schools in the system. The two in Minot are grades 6–8: Jim Hill in the south and Erik Ramstad in the north. Memorial Middle School on Minot AFB is named for fallen veterans of the U.S. armed forces. The school was built in the mid-1960s on the base's northern perimeter. All three middle schools were formerly called "junior high" schools. The city has one public high school, Minot High School, divided between two campuses. A few blocks east of Downtown Minot is Central Campus (grades 9–10), which occupies the original high school building. On the southwest side of the city is the newer Magic City Campus (grades 11–12), constructed in 1973 just west of Jim Hill Middle School. MPS also operates an adult learning center and Souris River Campus, an
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. In 2021, voters passed a school bond issue to fund renovation of Central Campus in downtown Minot into a third in-town middle school for students in grades 6 to 8. Magic City Campus will be renovated into a four-year high school attended by students in grades 9 to 12. A second four-year high school, Minot North High School, will be in north Minot on the site of the former Cognizant office building, which has been donated to the school district and will be expanded and renovated. Private schools in Minot include Bishop Ryan Catholic School, which offers preschool through grade 12 at a single campus. There is also a
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K–12 school, Our Redeemer's Christian School. Minot is also home to Minot State University, the state's third-largest university. MSU's campus is at the base of North Hill, just west of Broadway. A two-year teacher's college when it opened in 1913, Minot State became a university in 1987.


Preschool and daycare

Many of the larger daycare centers and preschools in the Minot area work in collaboration with local church groups. There are also programs such as Head Start and
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programs through Minot Public Schools. The in-home daycare providers are state registered and licensed.


Culture

Minot's arts community includes an art museum, a symphony orchestra, an opera company, a city band, several dance and theater troupes: over 40 organizations claim membership in the Minot Area Council on the Arts. Nearly 40% of the city's residents are of
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n ancestry, and every October since 1977, Minot has been the host to the Norsk Høstfest, North America's largest Scandinavian-American festival. Scandinavian Heritage Park is located in Minot. Scandinavian Heritage Park features remembrances and replicas from each of the Scandinavian countries:
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, as well as
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and
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.


Recreation

The Minot Park District operates seventeen parks with various facilities; Corbett Field, home to American Legion, high school and college baseball; Optimist soccer complex; MAYSA ice arena; the Sertoma Complex which has 8 softball fields; Souris Valley Golf Course, and an indoor tennis complex. The city's largest parks are
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and Oak Park. Roosevelt Park Zoo is one of the top zoos in the region. Dogs are allowed in Roosevelt Park, a sign is posted at the entrance confirming this. A "bark park" for dogs opened in the summer of 2005. The
North Dakota State Fair The North Dakota State Fair is an annual state fair held each July in Minot, North Dakota, USA. The fair has carnival rides, agricultural expositions, government and commercial exhibitions, and a variety of musical and performance entertainment. ...
is held in July annually, in Minot. Nearly all recreation areas however are closed during the long winters. The local high school hockey teams use the ice rink located in the Fair Grounds. The ice rink is also turned into the location of the rodeo. Apple Grove Golf Course, and
Souris Valley Golf Course Minot ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 2 ...
are located in Minot.


Sports

*The Minot Hot Tots are a
Northwoods League The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. The league is amateur, and players are not paid, so as to maintain their college el ...
baseball team created in 2022. They play their games at Corbett Field. *The Minot Mallards were a Mandak League baseball team from 1917 to 1997 that played their games at Corbett Field. *The Souris Valley Sabre Dogs, an
Expedition League The Expedition League is a collegiate summer baseball league in the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada. The league was founded in 2015 in Rapid City, South Dakota, by Steve Wagner, who also serves as president. The league's inaug ...
baseball team, played their games at Corbett Field. *The Minot Minotauros, an
NAHL Nahl or NAHL may refer to: * Nahl (surname) * National Accident Helpline, a British personal injury lawyer service * North American Hockey League, an American junior hockey league * North American Hockey League (1973–1977), an American professio ...
team, play their games at Maysa Arena. *The Minot Muskies, played one season with the American West Hockey League and played their games at All Seasons Arena. *The Minot Americans were an SJHL hockey club from 1987 to 1994, playing their games primarily at All Seasons Arena. *The Minot Top Guns were an SJHL hockey club from 1994 to 1997, playing their games primarily at All Seasons Arena. *Other semi-professional hockey clubs calling Minot home were the Minot Raiders/Rangers (1975–1977) and the Minot Maple Leafs (1985–1986). *The Minot Skyrockets, a former Continental Basketball Association team, played their games at
Minot Municipal Auditorium The Minot Municipal Auditorium is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Downtown Minot, North Dakota. It was built in 1954. It hosts conventions and sporting events, primarily basketball, and competes with the MSU Dome and All Seasons Arena f ...
. *The
Minot State Beavers The Minot State Beavers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Minot State University (MSU), located in Minot, North Dakota. The Beavers compete at the NCAA Division II level. The university was previously a member of the NAIA's Dakota Athletic ...
play ice hockey at All Seasons Arena, baseball at Corbett Field, football at
Herb Parker Stadium Herb Parker Stadium is an outdoor 4,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in the north central United States, located on the campus of Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota. The venue is home to the MSU Beavers football and women's soccer team ...
and basketball at the MSU Dome. *The Mouse River Rollers play roller derby at different locations around the city, including the Maysa Arena. * Minot is home to several municipal sports venues including the All Seasons Arena, Corbett Field, Maysa Arena and the
Minot Municipal Auditorium The Minot Municipal Auditorium is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Downtown Minot, North Dakota. It was built in 1954. It hosts conventions and sporting events, primarily basketball, and competes with the MSU Dome and All Seasons Arena f ...
.


Sister cities

Minot maintains a
sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...
relationship with the
Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...
city of
Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the ...
. Minot is also a sister city of
Moose Jaw Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javian ...
,
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
, about to the north-west. The cities share many qualities, including their size, location on river valleys, historical origins, and air force bases.


Media

Minot has several media outlets. KMOT-TV,
KXMC-TV KXMC-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Minot, North Dakota, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station has studios at the intersection of 2nd Street SE and 18th Avenue SE in Minot, and ...
and the Minot Daily News report on local news daily. KCJB-AM, KHRT-AM, and Prairie Public have some local news content, but no active journalists.


Radio

Minot is served by 15 radio stations (12 FM, three AM). Bottineau-based
Programmer's Broadcasting Programmer's Broadcasting, Inc. (PBI) is a small radio broadcasting company based in Minot, North Dakota. The company's main offices and Minot stations, KWGO-FM and KTZU-FM studios are located at 624 31st Ave SW in Minot, North Dakota. KBTO-FM's s ...
owns
KTZU KTZU (94.9 FM, "94.9 The Zoo") is radio station with a classic rock format. Licensed to Velva, North Dakota, it serves the Minot, North Dakota area. KTZU began transmission in April 2005, and broadcasts '' The Bob and Tom Show'' during the mor ...
and KWGO, along with
KBTO KBTO is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bottineau, North Dakota Bottineau is a city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Bottineau County and is located just over south of the Ca ...
of Bottineau. Prairie Public Radio operates KMPR FM 88.9, a community broadcaster based in Burlington operates a low-power FM station, and the remainder are nonprofit Christian stations, of which only KHRT is local. iHeartMedia owns and operates all the commercial stations licensed to Minot itself: KCJB 910 (classic country & talk), KRRZ 1390 (classic hits/talk), KYYX 97.1 (country), KIZZ 93.7 (Top 40), KMXA-FM 99.9 (AC), and KZPR 105.3 (mainstream rock). This concentration of broadcasting in the hands of a single owner has led to criticism.


AM frequencies

* 910 KCJB: "91 Country"
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/ Talk * 1320 KHRT: "K-Heart" Gospel music * 1390 KRRZ: "Cars"
Classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980 ...
* 710
KXMR KXMR (710 AM) is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, airing Fox Sports Radio, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Fox Sports 710 broadcasts Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings games. The station aired programming from KFAN of M ...
: "ESPN"
Sports talk Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often- boisterous on-ai ...


FM Frequencies

* 88.9 KMPR: Prairie Public Radio * 91.1 K216EE: Real Presence Radio Christian * 91.9 K220GC: Air1 Christian * 93.7 KIZZ: "Z94"
Top 40 In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or "cont ...
* 94.9
KTZU KTZU (94.9 FM, "94.9 The Zoo") is radio station with a classic rock format. Licensed to Velva, North Dakota, it serves the Minot, North Dakota area. KTZU began transmission in April 2005, and broadcasts '' The Bob and Tom Show'' during the mor ...
: "The Zoo"
Classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prima ...
* 97.1 KYYX: "97 Kicks"
Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while ...
* 98.1 KOWW-LP: "The Cowlip" eclectic community broadcaster ( Burlington, North Dakota) * 99.9 KMXA-FM: "Mix 99.9"
Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...
* 100.7 KNDL: K-Love Christian * 102.9 KWGO: "W-G-O"
Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while ...
* 104.1 KSAF-LP: LifeTalk Radio Christian * 105.3 KZPR: "The Fox"
Mainstream Rock Mainstream rock (also known as heritage rock) is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada. Format background Mainstream rock stations represent the middle ground between classic rock and active rock ...
* 106.9 KHRT: "K-Heart" Christian


Other stations

Additionally, the following stations are not based in Minot, but generally have a clear signal into town: *550 AM KFYR: "K-Fire" from Bismarck ( News/Talk/Sports) *710 AM
KXMR KXMR (710 AM) is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, airing Fox Sports Radio, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Fox Sports 710 broadcasts Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings games. The station aired programming from KFAN of M ...
:
ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ...
, also from Bismarck (
Sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...
) *1410 AM
KDKT KDKT (1410 AM) is a radio station that serves as west central North Dakota's sports talk outlet, as KDKT Sports Radio 1410. KDKT covers a large portion of western North Dakota, including key cities such as Bismarck, Dickinson and Minot. KDKT S ...
: " Fox Sports Radio 1410" also from Bismarck (
Sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...
) *101.9 FM
KBTO KBTO is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bottineau, North Dakota Bottineau is a city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Bottineau County and is located just over south of the Ca ...
: "Sunny 101.9" from Bottineau (
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)


Television

Minot has six television stations, most of which have ATSC (digital) transmitters: * KSRE ( ATSC RF channel 40); virtual channels 6.1
PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...
, 6.2 PBS World, 6.3
Minnesota Channel The Minnesota Channel is an American free-to-air television channel originating at Twin Cities Public Television. It features programming related to Minnesota (and some related to Wisconsin and North Dakota), plus coverage of the Minnesota Legisl ...
, 6.4 Lifelong Learning *
KMOT KMOT (channel 10) is a television station in Minot, North Dakota, United States, affiliated with NBC and Fox. The station is owned by Gray Television, and maintains studios and transmitter facilities at the intersection of 16th Street and 18t ...
( ATSC RF channel 10); virtual channels 10.1
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...
, 10.2 Fox, 10.3
Me-TV MeTV, an acronym for Memorable Entertainment Television, is an American broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting. Marketed as "The Definitive Destination for Classic TV", the network airs a variety of classic television program ...
*
KXMC-TV KXMC-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Minot, North Dakota, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station has studios at the intersection of 2nd Street SE and 18th Avenue SE in Minot, and ...
( ATSC RF channel 13); virtual channels 13.1
CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
, 13.3 The CW * KMCY ( ATSC RF channel 14); virtual channels 14.1 ABC * KNDM ( ATSC RF channel 24); virtual channels 24.1
Heroes & Icons Heroes & Icons (H&I) is an American digital broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting. Usually carried on the digital subchannels of its affiliated television station in most markets, the network airs classic television series fr ...


Cable service

Midcontinent Communications provides cable service to the city of Minot and Minot Air Force Base. Souris River Telecommunications provides cable service to other nearby communities.


Print

The principal local newspaper is the '' Minot Daily News'', which publishes six days a week. The Minot Air Force Base also has a weekly newspaper printed
The Northern Sentry
It is a free publication published on Fridays by BHG, Inc. out of Garrison, ND available on the MAFB, as well as the surrounding communities and many locations within Minot. The Minot State University student newspaper ''Red & Green'' is published once a week (Thursdays) during the regular school year, but not during the summer months. Morgan Printing produces the ''Lunch Letter'' three days a week on a double-sided leaflet. There is one weekly classified-ad publication, the ''Trading Post'', printed by the ''Minot Daily News''. The '' Bismarck Tribune'' is available at several outlets in the city, as is '' The Forum'', to a lesser extent.


Transportation


Railroads

The railroads that built Minot remain, though Great Northern is now part of the BNSF Railway and the Soo Line is run by the Canadian Pacific Railway. Passenger rail transportation is provided on
Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...
's ''
Empire Builder The ''Empire Builder'' is an Amtrak long-distance passenger train that operates daily between Chicago and either Seattle or Portland via two sections west of Spokane. Introduced in 1929, it was the flagship passenger train of the Great Northe ...
'' line, connecting Chicago with Portland and Seattle, which stops at the Minot Amtrak station. Trains make a 20-minute refueling and crew change stop in Minot. Westbound trains are scheduled to arrive daily at 8:29 am
local time Local time is the time observed in a specific locality. There is no canonical definition. Originally it was mean solar time, but since the introduction of time zones it is generally the time as determined by the time zone in effect, with daylight s ...
; eastbound trains are scheduled to arrive daily at 9:27 pm.


Highways

Three major U.S. highways run through the city, connecting it to Canada, Montana, and two interstates:
US 2 U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada. Unlike some routes, whi ...
,
US 52 U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...
, and
US 83 U.S. Route 83 (US 83) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that extends in the central United States. Only four other north–south routes are longer: US 1, US 41, US 59, and US 87, while ...
. US 2 runs east-west and is a four-lane divided highway from Minot east to Grand Forks and beyond as well as west to Williston and into Montana. Minot is midpoint along the North Dakota segment of US 2. US 83 runs north-south through central Minot as
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. It is a four-lane divided highway from Minot south to Bismarck and north to
Minot Air Force Base Minot Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation in Ward County, North Dakota, north of the city of Minot via U.S. Route 83. In the 2020 census, the base was counted as a CDP with a total population of 5,017, down from 5,521 i ...
. Just north of the main gate at the base, the road reduces to two lanes and crosses the Canada–US border at Westhope, ND, where it becomes
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Highway 83. US 52 is a two-lane highway that runs southeast-northwest. Southeast from Minot, it follows a slightly circuitous route to Jamestown. US 52 then merges with Interstate 94 (I-94) after Jamestown, heading due east to Fargo. Northwest from Minot, US 52 crosses the Canada–US border at
Portal, ND Portal is a city in Burke County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census. Portal was founded in 1893. Portal sits along the Canada–United States border and is a major port of entry for road and rail traffic. No ...
/North Portal, SK, where it becomes
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. The
Minot Bypass Minot Bypass may refer to: * U.S. Route 83 Bypass, a bypass of U.S. Route 83 to the west of Minot, North Dakota *A loop around the city that consists of portions of U.S. Route 83 Bypass, as well as U.S. Route 2 U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway  ...
follows alternate alignments of these roads around the city in its northwest and northeast quadrants, with southwest and southeast bypasses in preliminary planning stages.


Airport

Minot International Airport is served by three airlines as well as charters and air taxi service around North Dakota.
Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines, Inc., typically referred to as Delta, is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier. One of the world's oldest airlines in operation, Delta is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline, along w ...
offers up to six daily round trips to Minneapolis International Airport, offering hundreds of daily connections.
United Airlines United Airlines, Inc. (commonly referred to as United), is a major American airline headquartered at the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois.
offers four daily round trips to its Denver International Airport hub.
Allegiant Air Allegiant Air (usually shortened to Allegiant) is an ultra low-cost U.S. carrier that operates scheduled and charter flights. It is a major air carrier, the fourteenth-largest commercial airline in North America. Allegiant was founded in 1 ...
provides up to four weekly round trips to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport and up to five weekly round trips to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.


Within the city

Automobiles dominate intracity and local area transport. There is limited fixed-route city transit service ( Minot City Transit) on weekdays, and flexible-route rural transit service ( Souris Basin Transportation) on an occasional basis. Local transit services for the elderly and disabled ( Minot Commission on Aging Transit) meet federal guidelines but have 24-hour advance notice requirements. Pedestrianism in the city is inhibited by several factors; the sidewalk network is poor in many areas of the city, though improving. Automobile drivers take the right of way at all but the best-marked crosswalks, and major points are often separated by relatively large distances and hill slopes. Skateboarding is illegal in streets and on sidewalks (though there is a skating area in Roosevelt Park), and rollerblading is generally disallowed by downtown landowners.


Sites of interest

* Arlene Theater, a performing arts center, where the Mouse River Players perform * Dakota Territory Air Museum is an
aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engine ...
museum near the airport. It contains many war and civilian aircraft. * Maysa Arena, an all-purpose, year-round skating facility operated by the Minot Park District with three sheets of ice under one roof. * Scandinavian Heritage Park is home to the Minot Visitor's Center, as well as buildings based on the Scandinavian style of architecture, including a Stave Church. The grounds are home to the Minot's Arts in the Park series. * Old Soo Depot Transportation Museum, museum and research center in the restored 1912 Soo Line Depot. *
North Dakota State Fair The North Dakota State Fair is an annual state fair held each July in Minot, North Dakota, USA. The fair has carnival rides, agricultural expositions, government and commercial exhibitions, and a variety of musical and performance entertainment. ...
Center, located on the state fairgrounds, is home to many of the city's largest events, including: The
North Dakota State Fair The North Dakota State Fair is an annual state fair held each July in Minot, North Dakota, USA. The fair has carnival rides, agricultural expositions, government and commercial exhibitions, and a variety of musical and performance entertainment. ...
, the Norsk Høstfest, the Big One craft show, the KMOT Ag Expo, and the Great Tomato Festival. It also hosts rodeos, and college hockey games. *
Roosevelt Park Roosevelt Park may refer to: United States * Roosevelt Park, Michigan, a city * Roosevelt Park (Albuquerque, New Mexico), a park in Albuquerque, New Mexico * Roosevelt Park (Edison), a park in Edison, New Jersey * Roosevelt Park (Malden), a park ...
and
Zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoo ...
* Taube Museum of Art, located in the 1906 Union National Bank Building, features exhibit space in the Main Gallery and the Lower Gallery, which change every four to six weeks.


See also

* Minot Why Nots


References


External links


City of MinotConvention and Visitors BureauMinot history (MSU)
{{Authority control Cities in North Dakota Cities in Ward County, North Dakota County seats in North Dakota Populated places established in 1886 1886 establishments in Dakota Territory