Ada Township, Dickey County, North Dakota

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Ada Township, North Dakota
Township
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Ada Township
Location within the state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 45°59′13″N98°18′50″W / 45.98694°N 98.31389°W / 45.98694; -98.31389
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Dickey
Area
 • Total36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Land36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,375 ft (419 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total29
 • Density0.8/sq mi (0.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 701
FIPS code 38-00300 [2]
GNIS feature ID1036744 [3]

Ada is a township in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. Its population during the 2020 Census was 29, [1] down from 60 in 2000. [4] Its population in 1900 was 232. [5]

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History

Ada Township was first settled in the early 1880s. Originally part of Weston Township, which at the time covered two survey townships in Townships 129 and 130N, Range 61W. [6] Ada was organized around 1900 from the southern of the two townships and the northern one was renamed Kent Township. [5] [7]

The village of Silverleaf, built in 1887, is located 7 miles east of Ellendale, and was once the major population center in the township. [7] The town reported around 25 residents in the late 1910s, [8] and never seemed to exceed more than 50. It is little more than a ghost town today. [9]

The village served a flag station for the Great Northern Railroad. Two conflicting stories exist over the origin of the name. Some say it is for the silverberry bushes found in the area, [9] but others attribute the naming to a joke played by an early settler, Dan Keenan. Keenan reportedly removed the label from a tin of "Silverleaf" lard and nailed it to a boxcar parked at the station. [10]

Notable person

John E. Skogland (1879 – 1940) was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1925 to 1926. [7] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Ada township, Dickey County, North Dakota". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Ada Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[ dead link ]
  5. 1 2 U.S. Census Bureau (1901). "Population of North Dakota" (PDF). Twelfth Census of the United States: 1900. Government Printing Office . Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  6. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (1893). "Population of North Dakota" (PDF). Eleventh Census of the United States: 1890. Government Printing Office . Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  7. 1 2 3 Black, R. M., ed. (1930). A History of Dickey County, North Dakota. Ellendale, ND: Dickey County Historical Society. pp. 129–135 & 233.
  8. ↑ Clason's Guide to North Dakota. Clason's Pocket Guide Maps. Denver, Colorado: The Clason Map Co. 1917. p. 30.
  9. 1 2 Wick, Douglas A. (1988). North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Hedemarken Collectibles. p. 179. ISBN   0-9620968-0-6. OCLC   191277027.
  10. ↑ Williams, Mary Ann (Barnes) (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune, 1966. p. 89. OCLC   431626.
  11. ↑ Dakota Lawmakers Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine , North Dakota Legislative Council
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