Thorne, North Dakota

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

Thorne is an unincorporated community in Rolette County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota.[1]

## History

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Thorne was laid out in 1905.[2] A number of the first settlers being natives of Thorne, England caused the name to be selected.[2] A post office was established at Thorne in 1905, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965.[3]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1910| 105| | —
1920| 78| | −25.7%
1930| 38| | −51.3%
1940| 45| | 18.4%
1950| 37| | −17.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thorne, North Dakota
2. ^ a b "Explain Origin of All County Towns". Turtle Mountain Star. September 5, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
3. ^ "Rolette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
4. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".

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

County seat: Rolla

Cities|

* Dunseith
* Mylo
* Rolette
* Rolla
* St. John

Map of North Dakota highlighting Rolette County

Townships|

* Holmes
* Kohlmeier
* Maryville
* Shell Valley
* South Valley

Unorganized
territories|

* East Rolette
* North Rolette
* South Rolette
* Turtle Mountain

CDPs|

* Belcourt
* East Dunseith
* Green Acres
* Shell Valley

Other
communities|

* Agate
* Carpenter
* Fonda
* Kelvin
* Nanson
* Thorne

Indian reservation|

* Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes|

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

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48°44′21″N 99°55′54″W﻿ / ﻿48.73917°N 99.93167°W﻿ / 48.73917; -99.93167

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