Sarles, North Dakota

Sarles is a city in Cavalier and Towner counties in the State of North Dakota. The population was 28 at the 2010 census. Sarles was founded in 1905 at the end of the Great Northern railway extension north of Munich, North Dakota, called the "Sarles Branch". The town is named for North Dakota Governor Elmore Y. Sarles.

Geography

Sarles is located at 48°56′43″N 98°59′49″W / 48.94528°N 98.99694°W / 48.94528; -98.99694 (48.945231, -98.996864).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.57 km²), all of it 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. 53.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 30.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 3.80.