Wahpeton is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Wahpeton, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Wahpeton have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Wahpeton in 100 households: 45 owners (ND: 63)
Wahpeton counts about 8,141 residents (2025 Census estimate). The census count changed by +3% from 2010 to 2020. Across ND, 33 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 23. 15 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 24 across ND.
Median age 34.7 (ND 35.9).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Median age: women 35.7, men 33.0.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 21.6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 18 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Wahpeton says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
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What Wahpeton’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Wahpeton or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Wahpeton in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.