Sarles, North Dakota
human settlement in North Dakota, United States of America
Sarles is a city in Cavalier and Towner counties in the State of North Dakota. The population was 16 at the 2020 census. Sarles was founded in 1905 at the end of the Great Northern railway extension north of Munich, called the "Sarles Branch". The town is named for North Dakota Governor Elmore Y. Sarles.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2), all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 28 people, 13 households, and 5 families residing in the city. The population density was 127.3 inhabitants per square mile (49.2/km2). There were 27 housing units at an average density of 122.7 per square mile (47.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% White and 3.6% Native American.
There were 13 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 61.5% were non-families.
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