Bentru Township, North Dakota

Bentru Township, North Dakota
Township
Bentru Township
Coordinates: 47°42′57″N96°56′16″W / 47.71583°N 96.93778°W / 47.71583; -96.93778
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Counties	Grand Forks
Settled	1871
Area
• Total	17.61 sq mi (45.61 km2)
• Land	17.60 sq mi (45.58 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Elevation	853 ft (260 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	64
• Density	3.6/sq mi (1.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	58275 (Reynolds) 58278 (Thompson)
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-06100
GNIS feature ID	1036584 [1]

Bentru Township is a township in the southeastern corner of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 64 at the 2020 census. ^[2]

History

Bentru Township was named after Halver Hanson Bentru, a settler who arrived with his family from Iowa in 1871. ^[3]

Geography

Bentru Township has a total area of 17.612 square miles (45.61 km²), of which 17.599 square miles (45.58 km²) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) is water. ^[4]

References

1. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
2. Bentru township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
3. "North Dakota Place Names : How North Dakota's Cities & Counties, from Ghost Towns to Boom Towns, Got Their Names". digitalhorizonsonline.org. p. 16. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
4. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 8, 2025.