Tokio, North Dakota | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | North Dakota |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Dakota |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Dakota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Benson |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Wood Lake Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1906 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1503 |
Coordinates: | 47.9247°N -98.8161°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 58379 |
Area Code: | 701 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 38-79060 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1032494 |
Tokio is an unincorporated community in southeastern Benson County, North Dakota, United States, on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation. It lies southeast of the city of Minnewaukan, the county seat of Benson County.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 58379.[2]
Tokio was established in 1906 as a station along the Great Northern Railway. The post office was opened in 1907, and remains in operation today. A railroad official chose the name Tokio, based on the local Dakota word to-ki, or "gracious gift."[3] However, some believe it is named after the city of Tokyo in Japan.[4]