Valley City

History

Valley City was established in 1874 with the building of a railroad station. The town was originally named Worthington after the town's promoter, George Worthington. The present name is for the city's location in the valley of the Sheyenne River. A post office was established under the name Worthington in 1874, and has continued to operate under the name Valley City since 1878. A Carnegie Library opened in 1903 through the efforts of the "Tuesday Club," a local women's organization. The inception of the nation's first barber association occurred in Valley City during a state barber convention in February, 1909.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.09%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,512
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,228
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,145
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,072
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,062
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,046
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  962
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  685

Largest nearby schools

• VALLEY CITY HIGH SCHOOL
  High · Valley City · 366 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · Valley City · 304 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Middle · Valley City · 215 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• VALLEY CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  Middle · Valley City · 148 students · 13.5:1 ratio