Schrunk Township, North Dakota | |
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Coordinates: 47°17′53″N 100°25′55″W / 47.29806°N 100.43194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Dickey |
Area | |
• Total | 34.38 sq mi (89.0 km2) |
• Land | 32.66 sq mi (84.6 km2) |
• Water | 1.72 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
Elevation | 1,939 ft (591 m) |
Population (
2000) | |
• Total | 26 |
• Density | 0.8/sq mi (0.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 701 |
FIPS code | 38-71220 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1759345 [3] |
Schrunk Township is a civil township in Burleigh County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, its population was 26, [4] but had increased to an estimated 71 by 2009. [5]
Schrunk Township was first listed as a school township during the 1910 Census, with a population of 120. [6] It was named after brothers Charlie and George Schrunk, early settlers from Iowa who moved to the area in 1893. The first school was built in 1903. A second schoolhouse was constructed in 1908, and operated until 1957 when the school district was consolidated with nearby Wing. [7]
It was later organized as a civil township under the name Summit, and reported a 1920 population of 131. [7] [8] By the time of the 1908 Census, the township had been renamed Schrunk. [7] [9]
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Schrunk Township, North Dakota | |
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Coordinates: 47°17′53″N 100°25′55″W / 47.29806°N 100.43194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Dickey |
Area | |
• Total | 34.38 sq mi (89.0 km2) |
• Land | 32.66 sq mi (84.6 km2) |
• Water | 1.72 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
Elevation | 1,939 ft (591 m) |
Population (
2000) | |
• Total | 26 |
• Density | 0.8/sq mi (0.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 701 |
FIPS code | 38-71220 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1759345 [3] |
Schrunk Township is a civil township in Burleigh County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, its population was 26, [4] but had increased to an estimated 71 by 2009. [5]
Schrunk Township was first listed as a school township during the 1910 Census, with a population of 120. [6] It was named after brothers Charlie and George Schrunk, early settlers from Iowa who moved to the area in 1893. The first school was built in 1903. A second schoolhouse was constructed in 1908, and operated until 1957 when the school district was consolidated with nearby Wing. [7]
It was later organized as a civil township under the name Summit, and reported a 1920 population of 131. [7] [8] By the time of the 1908 Census, the township had been renamed Schrunk. [7] [9]
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