Spiritwood, North Dakota

Spiritwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010.[4] It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census,[5] but was included in the 2010 Census,[6] where a population of 18 was reported.[2]

Spiritwood
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community
US Post office in Spiritwood
Spiritwood
Location within the state of North Dakota
Spiritwood
Spiritwood (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°56′10″N 98°29′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyStutsman
Area
 • Total0.876 sq mi (2.27 km2)
 • Land0.876 sq mi (2.27 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,480 ft (450 m)
Population
 • Total18
 • Density21/sq mi (7.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
58481
Area code(s)701
FIPS code38-74660[3]
GNIS feature ID2584357[3]
Spiritwood in 1925

It lies east of the city of Jamestown, the county seat of Stutsman County.[3] Although it is unincorporated community, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 58481.[7]

Spiritwood Industrial Park

In 2007, ground was broken on a coal-fired cogeneration power plant, built by Great River Energy in Spiritwood Industrial Park. The industrial park, planned and funded the year before,[8] was built coincidental to expansion of the nearby Cargill Malt plant and construction of the power/steam plant was predicated on a co-located ethanol plant. After construction was completed in 2011,[9] the power plant was idled due to the recession, and need for a second steam partner (Cargill Malt being the first), after plans for the original ethanol plant fell through. In 2013, Great River Energy began construction on its own co-located ethanol plant, which would utilize the extra steam capacity of the power plant.[10] The economic upturn and the promise of a second end-user for waste steam prompted the power plant to begin commercial operations in 2012. Construction of the ethanol plant was finished in July, 2015. The construction of the ethanol plant was financed, in part, with a $75,000,000 EB-5 investment, managed by CMB Regional Centers.[11][12] The ethanol plant began production in June, 2015, and produced 65 million gallons of ethanol in its first year.[13]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "Spiritwood Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2003). "Population and Housing Unit Counts, North Dakota" (PDF). 2000 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau (February 13, 2008). "Census Designated Place (CDP) Program for the 2010 Census—Final Criteria" (PDF). Federal Register. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  7. Zip Code Lookup
  8. "Officials announce energy park". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  9. "$2 billion in construction: Projects at Spiritwood". Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  10. "Groundbreaking held for Spiritwood ethanol plant". Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  11. "CMB - EB5 Visa". www.cmbeb5visa.com. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  12. "Ethanol Producer Magazine – The Latest News and Data About Ethanol Production". www.ethanolproducer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  13. "Biofuels Journal (Pages 44-46)". Retrieved 2017-03-29.


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