Hanks, North Dakota

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

Hanks

Unincorporated community

Hanks, North Dakota

Hanks

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Coordinates: 48°36′12″N 103°48′11″W﻿ / ﻿48.60333°N 103.80306°W﻿ / 48.60333; -103.80306
Country| United States
State| North Dakota
County| Williams
Elevation

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| 2,116 ft (645 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 701
GNIS feature ID| 1029297[1]

Hanks is an unincorporated community in Williams County, North Dakota, United States.

## Geography

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Hanks is located on North Dakota Highway 50, and has the latitude of 48.603° N, and the longitude of −103.802° W. The elevation is 2,116 feet (645 m), and is located in the Central Time Zone.

## History

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Hanks was founded in 1916 along a Great Northern Railway branch line that ran from Stanley to Grenora. The name honors W.F. Hanks, a banker from Powers Lake.[2]

Hanks disincorporated in 1992.[3]

According to a 2008 report, Hanks had only one inhabitant.[4] The town was included in the National Geographic article The Emptied Prairie, published in January 2008.[5]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1930| 213| | —
1940| 192| | −9.9%
1950| 115| | −40.1%
1960| 78| | −32.2%
1970| 13| | −83.3%
1980| 10| | −23.1%
1990| 11| | 10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

## Notable people

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* A. R. Shaw, educator and legislator[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hanks, North Dakota
2. ^ Wick, Douglas A. "Hanks (Williams County)". North Dakota Place Names. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
3. ^ "Boundary Changes".
4. ^ Rubin, Richard (April 9, 2006). "Not far from forsaken". The New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
5. ^ Bowden, Charles (January 2008). "The Emptied Prairie". National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
6. ^ 'North Dakota Centennial Blue Book 1889-1989, Ben Meier (editor), North Dakota Legislative Assembly, Biosgraphical Sketch of Arch Shaw, pg. 411

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Municipalities and communities of Williams County, North Dakota, United States

County seat: Williston

Cities|

* Alamo
* Epping
* Grenora
* Ray
* Springbrook
* Tioga
* Wildrose
* Williston

Map of North Dakota highlighting Williams County

Townships|

* Athens
* Barr Butte
* Big Meadow
* Big Stone
* Blacktail
* Blue Ridge
* Bonetraill
* Brooklyn
* Buford
* Bull Butte
* Champion
* Climax
* Dry Fork
* Dublin
* East Fork
* Ellisville
* Equality
* Farmvale
* Golden Valley
* Good Luck
* Grenora
* Hardscrabble
* Hazel
* Hebron
* Judson
* Lindahl
* Marshall
* Missouri Ridge
* Mont
* New Home
* Oliver
* Orthell
* Pleasant Valley
* Rainbow
* Rock Island
* Round Prairie
* Sauk Valley
* Scorio
* South Meadow
* Springbrook
* Stony Creek
* Strandahl
* Tioga
* Trenton
* Truax
* Twelve Mile
* Tyrone
* View
* West Bank
* Wheelock
* Williston
* Winner

Unorganized
territories|

* Cow Creek
* Southeast Williams

CDPs|

* Blacktail
* Long Creek
* McGregor
* Trenton

Other
communities|

* Appam
* Buford
* Corinth
* Hamlet
* Hanks
* Temple
* Wheelock
* Zahl

Indian reservation|

* Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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