Haram Township, Bottineau County, North Dakota Explained

Official Name:Haram Township
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:48.9394°N -100.65°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:43.59
Area Land Sq Mi:43.53
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Elevation Ft:1660
Elevation M:506
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:85
Population Density Sq Mi:6.0
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Area Code:701
Blank Name:FIPS code[1] [2]
Blank Info:38-35220
Blank1 Name:U.S. Census GEOID[3]
Blank1 Info:3800935220
Blank2 Name:GNIS feature ID[4]

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.

History

Haram Township was organized in 1910 from Mountain View School Township in 1910. The 1910 Census recorded a population of 424 in the township.

Early Norwegian settlers in the area named the township after Haram, Norway.[5]

Schools

Geography

Haram Township is located in survey townships 163N and 164N, Range 77W.[6] 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

Cities and populated places

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: FIPS55 Data: North Dakota . . FIPS55 Data . . February 23, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060618160505/http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55/NDfips55_delim.txt . June 18, 2006 .
  3. Web site: County Subdivisions: North Dakota . https://archive.today/20130615212104/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/county_sub_list_38.txt . dead . June 15, 2013 . . 2010 Census Gazetteer Files . . January 22, 2013 .
  4. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  5. Book: Sherman, William C.. Pairie Mosaic: An Ethnic Atlas of Rural North Dakota. North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies. Fargo, North Dakota. 1983. 71. 0-911042-27-X. 256228966.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau . United States Census Bureau. Number of Inhabitants, North Dakota . Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910 . . 324. 1913. 2008-07-20.