The median age in the city was 53.2 years with 20.7% of residents under the age of 18 and the gender makeup almost divided equally with 54.3% male and 45.7% female. A community built through hard work, perseverance and the will to succeed.Īs of 2020, there were 241 people, 93 households and 52 families residing within the city. Forced to face the same challenges many other rural communities face to survive, Halliday was fortunate to be located on the north-south crossroad, Highway 8.Īlthough there’s a substantial difference in population since the beginning of time, Halliday remains a proud community…proud to have stood the test of time and weathered the storms of the past. Unlike Werner and many other small communities back then, Halliday was able to survive. By early 1970s, the town was empty as a result of similar conditions that lead to growth or decline.

Werner, an even larger community than Halliday at the time and located only eight miles to the west, wasn’t able to weather the storm and survive the march of time. Then in 1984, the abandonment of the rail line from Zap to Killdeer proved disastrous as communities were forced to find new ways to create economic growth. In the dirty 30s the stock market crashed and the great depression took the shine off from the sparkle of prosperity and things changed rapidly. Soon, the area was thriving with people and businesses and Halliday topped 1,000 residents. Prepared to face the challenges of starting anew pioneers began flocking to the region and filling the land with hope.

It was the railroad that became the engine of settlement and sparked the possibility of a brighter future for all. The community inhabitants were overseas transplants willing to face the challenges ahead in hopes of building a new life on the North Dakota prairie. The city began in 1914 as a transplant from an old site two miles north of present day Halliday. It all started with the promise of a new life…Halliday was home to a surge of settlers wanting something more.

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