The city is a suburb of the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. It is the 14th most populous city in North Dakota. Horace was founded in 1882 at a time of widespread European-American settlement in the territory.
The city is bordered on the west by the Sheyenne River, a tributary of the Red River. To reduce damage from seasonal flooding, which sometimes was severe, the state and federal government collaborated on the Sheyenne Diversion Project, constructing a canal and associated support in 1990–1992 to move Sheyenne flood waters to the west and south of Horace, and north past the western side of West Fargo. This has proved its worth, protecting the Sheyenne cities from damage that resulted from the large 1997 Red River flood, which destroyed areas of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks to the north.[9]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.693 square miles (32.87 km2), of which 12.690 square miles (32.87 km2) is land and 0.003 square miles (0.01 km2) is water.[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 2020 Census[3] 6,441 population in Horace in 2024 est.[11]
As of the 2022 American Community Survey, there are 1,240 estimated households in Horace with an average of 2.79 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $146,184. Approximately 5.3% of the city's population lives at or below the poverty line. Horace has an estimated 77.9% employment rate, with 42.8% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 98.4% holding a high school diploma.
The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (96.6), Spanish (2.5%), Other Indo-European (0.6%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.0%), and Other (0.4%).
The median age in the city was 36.3 years.
2020 census
Horace, North Dakota – racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
As of the 2020 census, there were 3,085 people, 1,049 households, and 868 families residing in the city.[15] The population density was 267.3 inhabitants per square mile (103.2/km2). There were 1,101 housing units at an average density of 95.4 inhabitants per square mile (36.8/km2). The racial makeup was 93.16% White, 0.88% African American, 1.23% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from some other races and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.91% of the population.[16] 33.9% of residents were under the age of 18, 9.3% were under 5 years of age, and 6.4% were 65 and older.
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 2,430 people, 810 households, and 682 families living in the city. The population density was 225.7 inhabitants per square mile (87.1/km2). There were 826 housing units at an average density of 76.7 inhabitants per square mile (29.6/km2). The racial makeup was 97.08% White, 0.45% African American, 1.40% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from some other races and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.91% of the population.
There were 810 households, of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 15.8% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.27.
The median age in the city was 35.6 years. 33.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 4.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.
2000 census
As of the 2000 census, there were 915 people, 300 households, and 248 families living in the city. The population density was 408.7 inhabitants per square mile (157.8/km2). There were 311 housing units at an average density of 138.9 inhabitants per square mile (53.6/km2). The racial makeup was 98.47% White, 0.11% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from some other races and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.33% of the population.
There were 300 households, out of which 55.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 37.5% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,510, and the median income for a family was $47,639. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $20,924 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,761. About 3.2% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
