Alsen, North Dakota

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The city of Alsen is located in Cavalier County.

Alsen is 480 feet [146.3 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Alsen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Louisiana, New York and South Dakota have communities that are also named Alsen.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Alsen had a population of 68 people ^<2> (or 1.42% of the total population of Cavalier County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Alsen had a population of 54 people. This is a decrease of 20.59% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Alsen.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	54	-20.59%	-1.82% since 2007
2007	55	-19.12%	-3.51% since 2006
2006	57	-16.18%	-5% since 2005
2005	60	-11.76%
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2000	68	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Calio	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	19	20.83% decrease
Calvin	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	21	19.23% decrease
Edmore	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	234	8.59% decrease
Egeland	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	37	24.49% decrease
Hampden	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	55	8.33% decrease
Langdon	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,654	21.28% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Alsen.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
North Dakota ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alsen - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alsen. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Alsen and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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