Haram Township, Bottineau County, North Dakota

Coordinates: 48°56′22″N 100°39′00″W / 48.93944°N 100.65000°W / 48.93944; -100.65000
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Haram Township
Township
Location of Haram Township
Location of Haram Township
Coordinates: 48°56′22″N 100°39′00″W / 48.93944°N 100.65000°W / 48.93944; -100.65000
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyBottineau
Organized1910
Area
[1]
 • Total43.59 sq mi (112.9 km2)
 • Land43.53 sq mi (112.7 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
1,660 ft (506 m)
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total85
 • Density6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code701
FIPS code[2][3]38-35220
U.S. Census GEOID[4]3800935220
GNIS feature ID[5][6]1759277

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]

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]

Cities and populated places[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "FIPS55 Data: North Dakota". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original (TXT) on June 18, 2006.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Township of Haram". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  7. ^ 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]
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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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