| Official Name: | Cecil Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 48.6756°N -100.2114°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bottineau |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | 1910 |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.35 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.19 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1535 |
| Elevation M: | 468 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 28 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 0.8 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 38-009-13060[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | [2] |
Cecil Township is a civil township in Bottineau County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, its population was 28.
Cecil Township is located in survey township 160N, Range 74W.
Cecil Township was organized in 1910 from Lincoln School Township.[3]
The Soo Line Railroad was a major transportation route in the township. Overly, North Dakota in the eastern part of the township was a railroad hub, including a roundhouse for servicing locomotives. Overly also served as a way station for rail crews traveling east and west.[4]
In 1908 railroad officials established a second siding 5miles west of the city of Overly, and named the site Tasco ("clay earth"). It was reportedly named after the town of Tasco in Sheridan County, Kansas. Grain elevators were constructed and operated at the site, but the area saw little development.[5] Tasco is located at 48.6872°N -100.255°W.
French settlers moved to Cecil Township around 1900 and established a small community about 4miles south of Overly that they named Little Fargo. The settlers originally moved to the area from Wild Rice, then a French settlement near Fargo. Settlers built a church they called the "Mission of St. Genevieve," which was moved to Overly in 1921.[6] Today, all that remains of Little Fargo is its cemetery, located at 48.6441°N -100.189°W.