Caledonia, North Dakota

Census-designated place & unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

Caledonia, North Dakota

Census-designated place & unincorporated community

A street in Caledonia

Caledonia, North Dakota

Location within the state of North Dakota

Coordinates: 47°27′28″N 096°53′21″W﻿ / ﻿47.45778°N 96.88917°W﻿ / 47.45778; -96.88917
Country| United States
State| North Dakota
County| Traill
Area

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• Total| 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
• Land| 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

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| 856 ft (261 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 37
• Density| 71.29/sq mi (27.50/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

58219

Area code| 701
FIPS code| 38-11500
GNIS feature ID| 2584338[2]

Caledonia is a census-designated place in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. A former boomtown of the 1870s and the era of the Hudson's Bay Company steamship trade, the community has now all but virtually disappeared.[3]

An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010. It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census,[4] but was included in the 2010 Census,[5] where a population of 39 was reported.[6]

## History

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First called Goose River, the community was established as a post for the Hudson's Bay Company steamships which operated on the Red River of the North.[3] Caledonia became an early boom town in the Red River Valley and also became a post for a stagecoach line which lead north to Fort Garry — now called Winnipeg.[3] Upon the creation of Traill County in 1875, Caledonia was designated as the county seat.[7] However, in that same year, the Hudson's Bay Company closed their U.S. posts including the one at Caledonia.

When James J. Hill's railroad crossed Traill County, it bypassed Caledonia, reputedly because Hill hadn't received hospitality there.[8] The steamboat industry soon floundered and the county seat was moved to Hillsboro, named after Hill, in 1896.[3]

## Geography

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Caledonia sits on the banks of the Goose River near the confluence with the Red River of the North.[2]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 37| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

## Notes

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caledonia, North Dakota
3. ^ a b c d "Dakota Datebook — July 10, 2007 — "Frog Point"". Prairie Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
4. ^ U.S. Census Bureau (2003). "Population and Housing Unit Counts, North Dakota" (PDF). 2000 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
5. ^ U.S. Census Bureau (February 13, 2008). "Census Designated Place (CDP) Program for the 2010 Census—Final Criteria" (PDF). Federal Register. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
6. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2011.[dead link]
7. ^ "County History". State of North Dakota. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
8. ^ Jackson, William (2024). North Dakota Tornadoes Twisters & Cyclones. Dickinson, ND: Valley Star Publications. p. 62\. ISBN 979-8-89480-378-4.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Traill County, North Dakota, United States

County seat: Hillsboro

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* Blanchard
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