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A town of 133, settled in 1907.
1.9% of working residents work locally in Noonan, against 39% in North Dakota’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Noonan. Travelers Hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places. Noonan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 153 in 1910, a peak of 625 in 1960, 137 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1947 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Noonan, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Noonan.
Adults 35 to 64 are three in five residents (35% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (25% statewide). Noonan: just over two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 29%. Since 2020, Noonan has lost 2.9% of its people, to 133 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
Somewhere between 37% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Noonan’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.1 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Noonan | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 27.6% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.1% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.4% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 5.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 29.3% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
FEMA puts just over a third of Noonan’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 27% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Noonan’s middle household income stands at $126,000. Most people who work leave Noonan to do it: just 2% work in town. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just one has a higher average commute than Noonan. The median commute is under 34 miles.
| Noonan | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Noonan, the July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Noonan, the share who report frequent physical distress is 13%. Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Noonan. Of 32 CDC measures, Noonan beats the North Dakota average on 1 and trails it on 7. In Noonan, 28% of adults feel lonely, and 21% binge drink.
| Noonan | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Noonan | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.5% | 76.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Noonan; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Noonan residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Where Noonan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in the United States
Noonan is a city in Divide County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 137 at the 2020 census. Noonan was founded in 1907 and named after a family that had business, farm, and coal interests in the area. It was once known as "The White City" because of an ordinance requiring all buildings to be painted white. It is the birthplace of Gerald W. VandeWalle, who served a record-longest 45 years on the North Dakota Supreme Court beginning in 1978, including 26 years as its Chief Justice, from 1993 to 2019.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Noonan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Gerald W. VandeWalle and Ned McIlroy.