Denhoff, North Dakota

Denhoff
Census-designated place & unincorporated community
Building in Denhoff
Denhoff Location within the state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°28′47″N 100°15′44″W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Sheridan
Area [1]
• Total	0.66 sq mi (1.70 km^2)
• Land	0.66 sq mi (1.70 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	2,044 ft (623 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	13
• Density	19.76/sq mi (7.63/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	58430
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-19060
GNIS feature ID	2584340[2]

Denhoff (/ˈdɛnhɔːf/) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Sheridan County, North Dakota, United States. The community was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010.^[2] It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census,^[3] but was included in the 2010 Census,^[4] where a population of 20 was reported.^[5]

It lies along North Dakota Highway 200, east of the city of McClusky, the county seat of Sheridan County.^[2] The post office no longer exists. There are no businesses left in town,^[6] and a church, as well as nine inhabited houses sheltering a population of 17. In 2009, a seed packaging plant began operations in Denhoff as well.

Historically, Denhoff functioned as a service town for the regional farming community, which began to decline after the 1960s. In the 1950s, its population reached its maximum of over 350 residents, and in addition to the post office and church, services consisted of a school, a gas station, and a bar. The expansion of corporately-managed large farms during the 1970s led to a major loss of population to unemployment in both Denhoff and the surrounding countryside, which in turn led to closure of most of the service operations and further loss of populace.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	20		—
2020	13		−35.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Education

It is zoned to Goodrich Public School District 16.^[8] In 2020 the Goodrich district closed its high school and began sending high school students to McClusky School District.^[9]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denhoff, North Dakota
3. 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.
4. 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 May 8, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
5. "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2011.^{[dead link‍]}
6. Zip Code Lookup
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sheridan County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
9. Thompson, Dave (January 18, 2020). "Goodrich school to co-op with McClusky for grades 7-12". Prairie Public. Retrieved August 15, 2021. - See copy at Bismarck Tribune