Karlsruhe, North Dakota, United States

🇺🇸 Karlsruhe is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. Karlsruhe was founded in 1912. Old Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, in or near Karlsruhe, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Karlsruhe features works by the artist Count Berthold von Imhoff.

Karlsruhe is also included in the Minot micropolitan statistical area.

History Karlsruhe was named after the German city of Karlsruhe by Germans from Russia. Karlsruhe was first settled in the late 19th century by German pioneers moving toward northern American prairie lands. These pioneers and their early generations of relatives are buried in the St. Peter and Paul cemetery. In the town's early years, many German traditions were practiced regularly, however, throughout the years it has become an Americanized town, with very few of these traditions still present. Karlsruhe's population has continued to decrease to this day.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.75 square miles (1.94 km²), all land.

Demographics The population density was 109.3 inhabitants per square mile (42.2/km²). There were 61 housing units at an average density of 81.3 per square mile (31.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.

There were 36 households, of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.6% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.72.

The median age in the city was 49.3 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.7% were from 25 to 44; 48.8% were from 45 to 64; and 12.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 56.1% male and 43.9% female.

Transport Karlsruhe was located along the main line of the Great Northern Railway (today the BNSF Railway).