Snow Much to Learn
December 2016 Newsletter
Explore the Articl e .

Deb Nelson is the administrator of the Vision West ND Consortium, which represents the 19 oil and gas producing counties in western North Dakota. Vision West ND's goal is to implement the Regional Sustainability Plan for western North Dakota.

 In this article, Deb describes the Vision West ND project and what the project strives to do for western North Dakota.

See New Tools. 
Many of our users have found great value in the City Profiles on ND Compass for strategic planning, funding allocation, grant writing, etcetera.  
 
For a snapshot glance at some of the largest cities in North Dakota,  we have visually represented the cities' highlights . Check out our new infographics!
Try the Quiz.
After nearly two decades of continuous loss, the number of children in North Dakota has grown consistently from 149,871 in 2010 to 173,926 in 2015.
What percentage of the total population did the children ages 0 through 17 comprise in 2015?

a. 9%      b. 15%      c. 23%      d. 34%      e. 43%

Know the Trends.
Disability and poverty seem to have an interdependent relationship. Disabilities can create challenges that can lead to economic hardship. People with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to have incomes below the poverty thresholds as people without disabilities in North Dakota (18.5% and 10.1%, respectively in 2015). 
Find the Data.
ND Compass has a curated collection of data that have passed rigorous requirements and was chosen with help from data advisors and technical working groups. 

We know that everyone searches for data in different ways, so we've listed out the three main options we provide for finding data on ndcompass.org

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