UNDBIZ Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 23 minutes ago, Cratter said: Are these the same people who on this forum said Williston would pass Fargo for the states largest city? It's the next Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 16 minutes ago, Nodak78 said: just one of them. Watford City could become the size of Minot in 15 years by having a total population of 40,000. But if that happens Minot will probably be at 90,000+ in 15 years, as Minot was adding more people every year than Watford City during the boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Watford City had an estimated population of 6,500 in 2017. I'd say they could hope for maybe 15-20,000 in 15 years, putting it more in line with present day Dickinson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 8/18/2014 at 9:58 PM, Nodak78 said: 15 years Williston will pass or will be pushing Fargo for biggest city. Yup I guess it was you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford torgerson Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: Watford City had an estimated population of 6,500 in 2017. I'd say they could hope for maybe 15-20,000 in 15 years, putting it more in line with present day Dickinson. This sounds more plausible. Dickinson has-had a healthy growing pace while Williston was nuts and more problematic. Really hard to gauge where Williston goes from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, Cratter said: Yup I guess it was you. times up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, Nodak78 said: times up. We are entering year 5 of the predicted 15. Just 10 more years. Going to need Williston to quite losing people though like they have been the last couple of years if it's still going to pass Fargo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Milford torgerson said: This sounds more plausible. Dickinson has-had a healthy growing pace while Williston was nuts and more problematic. Really hard to gauge where Williston goes from here. estimates being thrown around for Williston now are 60K in 10 years. Estimates for Watford is 30k in 10 years. Williston is voting on 2 new grade schools and an addition to the high school. Watford is voting on new grade school. Both Williston and Watford schools are busting at the seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, Nodak78 said: estimates being thrown around for Williston now are 60K in 10 years. Williston schools are busing at the seems. Williston's population has been decreasing the last two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Cratter said: We are entering year 5 of the predicted 15. Just 10 more years. Going to need Williston to quite losing people though like they have been the last couple of year if it's still going to pass Fargo. Williston is gaining in population. The schools had an increase in students as the oil field had a pause the last couple of years. Next year the new airport will open and the present airport will be decommissioned. That will be prime development area and plans are being made now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, Cratter said: Williston's population has been decreasing the last two years. no incorrect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 18 minutes ago, Nodak78 said: no incorrect The poop count in Williston is down. https://www.willistonherald.com/news/census-shows-small-population-drop-from-to-in-williston/article_6f51fd68-10f8-11e7-91ea-7ff9e2319986.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, Cratter said: The poop count in Williston is down. https://www.willistonherald.com/news/census-shows-small-population-drop-from-to-in-williston/article_6f51fd68-10f8-11e7-91ea-7ff9e2319986.html More fiber, coffee, and water usually takes care of this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 11 minutes ago, Cratter said: The poop count in Williston is down. https://www.willistonherald.com/news/census-shows-small-population-drop-from-to-in-williston/article_6f51fd68-10f8-11e7-91ea-7ff9e2319986.html 2 years old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford torgerson Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 34 minutes ago, Cratter said: Williston's population has been decreasing the last two years. It is seriously hard to measure population in any town in the patch. Oodles of people still go there for their 2 week ,or whatever length they’re using, but get their mail back home. It is interesting to note that the largest class size growth is in pre and elementary according to those that I know who actually live among this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDSU grad Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 16 hours ago, SiouxVolley said: Many of Watford City residents have corporate jobs at nat gas plants. Far from transient as in the old oil boom days. Some people are building houses intending to stay. And those jobs will only increase as more are constructed and operated. Watford City HS has the best facilities in the state with the convention center and hockey arena complex right next door. Minot has Nedrose and South Prairie HIgh Schools near its city limits now too, but those are not big enough for Class A but could be in the future. Minot is stubborn about keeping its two HS campuses for two years each. I hope you're right on Watford City. It would be fun to have another competitive team in all sports in the WDA. As to Minot, Nedrose has greater potential for increased growth relative to South Prairie. Many of the younger grades at Nedrose have 50-60 kids per grade, so that would put them at a fairly large class b school. South Prairie's younger grades are sitting at ~30 kids, but the problem with South Prairie is I could see a scenario where the southern neighborhoods ask to be annexed to Minot Public because of convenience. That could hurt South Prairie's potential growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 29 minutes ago, Milford torgerson said: It is seriously hard to measure population in any town in the patch. Oodles of people still go there for their 2 week ,or whatever length they’re using, but get their mail back home. Is it really though? Population determinations are pretty accurate these days and they don't generally use mail to determine it. It's electronic these days. And likely use cell tower data usage to help determine these numbers. They use the same population protocol for everywhere so if they see a trend downwards, it's likely to be accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 43 minutes ago, Nodak78 said: 2 years old Which proves my point. Population decreased just like the article states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Cratter said: The poop count in Williston is down. I assume this typically coincides with a decrease in population? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 35 minutes ago, Cratter said: Which proves my point. Population decreased just like the article states. minimal from '15 to '16. Population is up in '18. This will show up in a few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 11 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: I assume this typically coincides with a decrease in population? https://www.sayanythingblog.com/entry/north-dakota-oil-town-literally-using-poop-to-measure-population/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Nodak78 said: minimal from '15 to '16. Population is up in '18. This will show up in a few months. After two years of decline it could increase this year. Maybe even be back to 2015 population levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, Cratter said: After two years of decline it could increase this year. Maybe even be back to 2015 population levels. Are you an historian. 3 year old article. c'mom man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, Nodak78 said: 3 year old article. c'mom man Of course the 2018 estimates aren't out yet. Do you know how graphs work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, Cratter said: Of course the 2018 estimates aren't out yet. Do you know how graphs work? I live in Williston and I'm experiencing the growth. yes I work with graphs. Even while a student at UND moons ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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