Schrunk Township, Burleigh County, North Dakota

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, North Dakota
Township
Schrunk Township, North Dakota
Location within the state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°17′53″N 100°25′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyDickey
Area
 • Total34.38 sq mi (89.0 km2)
 • Land32.66 sq mi (84.6 km2)
 • Water1.72 sq mi (4.5 km2)
Elevation
1,939 ft (591 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total26
 • Density0.8/sq mi (0.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)701
FIPS code38-71220[2]
GNIS feature ID1759345[3]

History

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]

References
  1. 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 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Schrunk Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2010). "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions: North Dakota". 2009 Population Estimates. Archived from the original (CSV) on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau (1913). "Number of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  7. Bismarck-Mandan Genealogical and Historical Society (1978). Bauman, Beth Hughes and Dorothy J. Jackaman (ed.). Burleigh County: Prairie Trails to Hi-Ways. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Co. p. 499. OCLC 4478394.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau (1921). "Number and Distribution of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau (1981). "Number of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). 1980 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
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