Population: 4,516. Estimated population in July 2020: 4,248 (-5.9% change)
Males: 2,167 (48.0%), Females: 2,349 (52.0%)
Walsh County
Zip code: 58237
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $33,231
Median house value: $61,400
Races in Grafton:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
- Hispanic (9.6%)
- Other race (4.7%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Norwegian (39.4%), German (19.8%), French (8.9%), Polish (8.7%), Czech (8.3%), Irish (7.4%).
Elevation: 826 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Grafton
- High school or higher: 73.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 10.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Grafton city
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 9.1%
2.3% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.8% North America, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -420 (-8.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Grafton:
- UNITY MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (164 WEST 13TH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grafton:
- FIRST CARE HEALTH CENTER – CAH (about 26 miles; PARK RIVER, ND)
- PEMBINA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – CAH (about 33 miles; CAVALIER, ND)
- KITTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; HALLOCK, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grafton:
- GRAND FORKS INTL (about 38 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)
- THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 89 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: TVF)
- DEVILS LAKE MUNI (about 106 miles; DEVILS LAKE, ND; Abbreviation: DVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grafton:
- GRAFTON MUNI (about 4 miles; GRAFTON, ND; Abbreviation: GAF)
- MINTO MUNI (about 11 miles; MINTO, ND; Abbreviation: D06)
- ST THOMAS MUNI (about 14 miles; ST THOMAS, ND; Abbreviation: 4S5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grafton:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 106 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 123 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 123 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 158 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 187 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 187 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
Schools
Public high school in Grafton:
- GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 1548 SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Grafton:
- CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: 830 W 15TH ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- GRAFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 725 GRIGGS AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- UPPER VALLEY SPEC ED UNIT (Location: 701 W 6TH ST; Grades: 00 – 00)
- NORTH VALLEY AREA CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: 1540 SCHOOL RD; Grades: 00 – 00)
Libraries
Library in Grafton:
- CARNEGIE REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $131,630; Location: 49 WEST 7TH STREET; 46,736 books; 2,352 audio materials; 2,279 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)