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The local paper is the '' Williston Herald ''. Sloulin Field International Airport serves the city. Williston State College is located here. GEOGRAPHY Williston is located at (48.156477, -103.628064). It is near the confluence of the Yellowstone River and the Missouri River , at the upper end of the Lake Sakakawea reservoir. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 18.2 Km&2 (7.0 Mi&2 ). 18.1 km&2 (7.0 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it (0.99%) is water. NOTABLE PEOPLE FROM WILLISTON
DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 12,512 people, 5,255 households, and 3,205 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 693.1/km&2 (1,794.1/mi&2). There were 5,912 housing units at an average density of 327.5/km&2 (847.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.69% White , 0.17% African American , 3.65% Native American , 0.24% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.17% from Other Races , and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population. The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are Norwegian (47.8%), German (31.6%), Irish (9.6%), English (5.8%), Swedish (4.5%), French (4.0%). There were 5,255 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were Married Couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,962, and the median income for a family was $38,713. Males had a median income of $29,578 versus $18,879 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $16,656. There were 11.3% of families and 13.4% of the population living below the Poverty Line , including 19.1% of under eighteens and 7.8% of those over 64. EDUCATION The is a private K-12 school located in Williston. ATTRACTIONS
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