New census data being released this week finds females continue to comprise a slightly larger share of the total U.S. population — 168.8 million compared with almost 162.7 million males.
Females have outnumbered males since the 1950 Census. Before that, males outnumbered females from the nation’s earliest colonial times.
Alaska had the highest sex ratio of any state in 2020, with 108.4 males per 100 females, followed by North Dakota with 104.5 males per 100 females.
In Minnesota there are nearly 35,600 more females than males.
Lighting Project for 2 Grand Forks Streets Approved by the Committee of the Whole
(KNOX) - The Grand Forks Committee of the Whole approved a lighting project on Fourth Avenue South and Lincoln Drive This proposed project consists of the installation of street lights, conduit and cable at two locations within the city. Joel Holwege...
Nov 17, 2024
Snow is on the way!
(KNOX) - Rain will change over to snow Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning with the highest impacts to the west in the Devils Lake basin, where more than six inches of snow is a probability. The arrival of snow is a reminder to build an emergency ...
Nov 18, 2024
Grand Forks Police Make an Arrest After Chase
(KNOX) - The Grand Forks Police said that on Tuesday they attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation in the area of Lincoln Park. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop, then accelerated away from the officer and a vehicle pursuit started ...
Nov 20, 2024
Grand Forks City Council Gets an Update on Altru Sports Complex
(KNOX) - Grand Forks City Administrator Todd Feland updated the city council on the progress of the proposed Altru Sports Complex. He says that the team working on the proposed center is listening to Grand Forks City Council. "If there are some ...
Nov 21, 2024