![]() There were 2,005 housing units at an average density of 225.0/km 2 (582.6/mi 2). The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.Īs of the census of 2000, there were 4,516 people, 1,804 households, and 1,143 families living in the city. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24 21.5% were from 25 to 44 27.7% were from 45 to 64 and 19.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age in the city was 42.5 years. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.92. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,776 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.6% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.1% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 89.2% White, 0.4% African American, 2.8% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.4% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. ![]() There were 1,990 housing units at an average density of 585.3 per square mile (226.0/km 2). The population density was 1,260.0 inhabitants per square mile (486.5/km 2). Demographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2010, there were 4,284 people, 1,776 households, and 1,073 families living in the city. Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.40 square miles (8.81 km 2), all land. Currently, Chris West is serving as mayor while the city council members are as follows: Shane Mohn (1st Ward), Greg Young (2nd Ward), Philip Ray (3rd Ward), Don Hutson (4th Ward), David Fellman (At-large), Chris Lipsh (At-large), Brian Sieben (At-large), and Mary Stark (At-large). There are four at-large members of the city council while the remaining four members are elected from the four wards of the city. The city employs a mayor-council government where the mayor is elected for a four-year term and eight city council members are elected to staggered four-year terms. The Grafton State School, a home for the developmentally disabled, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city was named for Grafton County, New Hampshire, the native home of a large share of its early settlers. In 1881, Walsh County was established and Grafton was subsequently designated the county seat. ![]() It was incorporated as a village in 1881 and then became a city in 1903. He became postmaster later that year when a post office was constructed as part of expansions in service for the Northern Pacific Railway and the Great Northern Railway. The Grafton area was later settled by Thomas E Cooper in early 1879. ![]() He was the first to deed his 160-acre homestead to the town. Nils Monson was a 29-year-old bachelor who walked to the area from Winnipeg in the fall of 1878 to homestead. The Grafton area was homesteaded by Nils Monson.
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