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Contents 1 Demographics of Valley City 1.1 Population 1.2 Values 1.3 Races 1.4 Heritage 1.5 Crime 1.6 Climate 1.7 Schools 1.8 Connection to Project

Demographics of Valley City

Population

• There are roughly 6,800 people in the establishment of Valley City covering 3.3 square miles with an elevation of 1222 feet.
  • 47.2% Males
  • 52.8% Females
• The 2005 prediction for the population was there was a -5.7% change.
• Median residents age is 40.6

Values

• Median Household income $28,050(year 2000)
  • That $14.50/hr before taxes.
• Median House values $61,500(year 2000)

Races

• White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
• American Indian (1.1%)
• Hispanic (0.8%)
• Black (0.7%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)

Heritage

• German (45.5%)
• Norwegian (38.8%)
• Irish (9.1%)
• Swedish (5.2%)
• French (4.8%)
• English (3.8%)

Crime

crime is literally non-existent in Valley City.

Climate

Schools

• Valley City State University
  • Full time enrollment 921:101 SW COLLEGE ST
• Valley City High School
  • Students 449:493 CENTRAL AVE N
• Jefferson Elementary School
  • Students 293:1150 CENTRAL AVE N
• Washington Elementary School
  • Students 281:510 8TH AVE SW
• Valley City Junior High School
  • Students 192:493 CENTRAL AVE N
• Sheyenne Valley Special Ed
  • 232 3RD ST NE
• Sheyenne Valley Area Career & Technical Center
  • 801 VALLEY AVE SE
• St. Catherine Elementary School
  • Students: 56:540 3 AVE NE

Connection to Project

• Population
  • Small Town atmosphere
  • Male to female ratio equal
  • Bringing residents to location

• Values
  • Having inexpensive, if not free, activities

• Races
  • Consideration for all races is important but always keep in mind that 97% of the residents are white.

• Heritage
  • The use of heritage can lead to great inspiration for any project. German and Norwegian heritage can play great roles in design.
  • For example inspiration from German parks could be greatly used.

• Crime
  • The minimal crime rate can be utilized by having certain advantages to the design that other sites couldn’t maybe have in an unsafe place.
  • Having awareness is still important though. Anything can happen at anytime.

• Climate
  • Weather is so important.
  • Things to consider:
    • Where the wind goes at all times
    • Sun location on site
    • Rain Fall
    • Flooding

• Schools
  • It’s important to know other schools locations to bring them in to the parks.
  • The community needs to brought in as well as students.