Haram Township is a civil township in Bottineau County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, its population was 85.[7]
Haram Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Haram Township | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′22″N 100°39′00″W / 48.93944°N 100.65000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Bottineau |
| Organized | 1910 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.59 sq mi (112.9 km2) |
| • Land | 43.53 sq mi (112.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,660 ft (506 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 85 |
| • Density | 6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code[2][3] | 38-35220 |
| U.S. Census GEOID[4] | 3800935220 |
| GNIS feature ID[5][6] | 1759277 |
History edit
Haram Township was organized in 1910 from Mountain View School Township in 1910.[8] The 1910 Census recorded a population of 424 in the township.
Early Norwegian settlers in the area named the township after Haram, Norway.[9]
Schools edit
- Mountain View School No. 2
- Mountain View School No. 3
Geography edit
Haram Township is located in survey townships 163N and 164N, Range 77W.[8] Township 164N, Range 77W is a fractional township containing less than the standard 36 sections of land, due its location along the U.S. border with Canada.
Natural features edit
- Boundary Creek
- Turtle Mountains
Cities and populated places edit
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000, Summary File 1. "GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 - County -- Subdivision and Place". American FactFinder. <http://factfinder2.census.gov>. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "FIPS55 Data: North Dakota". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original (TXT) on June 18, 2006.
- ^ "County Subdivisions: North Dakota". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (TXT) on June 15, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Township of Haram". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
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U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Haram Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link] - ^ a b U.S. Census Bureau (1913). "Number of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910. Government Printing Office. p. 324. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ Sherman, William C. (1983). Pairie Mosaic: An Ethnic Atlas of Rural North Dakota. Fargo, North Dakota: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies. p. 71. ISBN 0-911042-27-X. OCLC 256228966.
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