Curlew Township, Morton County, North Dakota

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Curlew Township is a former township in Morton County, North Dakota, United States. [1] It was located near Glen Ullin, North Dakota. [2]

History

Curlew Township was established in 1923 in survey township T139 North, R88 West, which was then part of the larger Classen Township. [3] The township showed a population of 213 during the 1930 Census, but slowly reduced in size as parts of the township were annexed by Glen Ullin. [4] The township was dissolved in 1981 with a population of 96. [1]

Curlew was the name given to a loading station along the Northern Pacific Railroad near Almont, North Dakota in 1879. Little development took place at that site, but the name is shared by many other features in the area. [5] Curlew Creek, now known as Big Muddy Creek, and Curlew Valley were so named due to the long-billed curlews that frequented the area. [6] Curlew Valley's northwestern was located in Curlew Township. [5] Other sources say the source of the name comes from a Captain Curlew, who was killed by Indians in the area. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Census Bureau (1992). "Population and Housing Unit Counts, North Dakota" (PDF). 1990 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office . Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (1931). "Number and Distribution of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930. Government Printing Office . Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  4. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (1963). "Number of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). Census of Population: 1960. Government Printing Office . Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  5. 1 2 "Big Muddy Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2010-06-23.
    "Curlew Valley". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  6. ↑ Wick, Douglas A. (1988). North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Hedemarken Collectibles. pp. 42–43. ISBN   0-9620968-0-6. OCLC   191277027.
  7. ↑ Williams, Mary Ann (Barnes) (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune, 1966. p. 195. OCLC   431626.

Coordinates: 46°48′54″N101°49′48″W / 46.81500°N 101.83000°W / 46.81500; -101.83000


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