| Official Name: | St. Thomas, North Dakota |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pembina |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1881 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.63 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.63 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Est: | 317 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 323 |
| Population Density Km2: | 122.85 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 318.23 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 843 |
| Coordinates: | 48.6197°N -97.4472°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 58276 |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 38-70260 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1036252 |
St. Thomas is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 323 at the 2020 census.[2] The city, located in the Red River Valley region.
St. Thomas was laid out in 1881.[3] The city was named after St. Thomas, Ontario.[4]
A U.S. post office has been in operation at St. Thomas since 1881 and is open weekdays.[5]
The St. Thomas Public School was established in 1882. St. Thomas Elementary School and St. Thomas High School offered classes for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade through the 2020-21 school year. The three-person class of 2021 was the last class to graduate from St. Thomas Public School. Pre-K-12th grade students from St. Thomas now attend school in Grafton, ND (in the newly consolidated Grafton School District #18).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.06sqmi, all land.[7]
As of the census of 2020, there were 323 people lived in St. Thomas. Three-quarters of those residents were born in or near the town itself. It is a racially and ethnically diverse town, where 16% of residents are Latino, 8% are Indigenous, and most other residents are white. According to the census, every man who lives in the town owns his home, and 75% of women do too.
As of the census of 2010, there were 331 people, 150 households, and 107 families residing in the city. The population density was 312.3PD/sqmi. There were 182 housing units at an average density of 171.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 94.6% White, 0.6% Native American, 4.5% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.6% of the population.
There were 150 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.7% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.63.
The median age in the city was 46.1 years. 19.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 35.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.6% male and 47.4% female.