Hanks, North Dakota

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Hanks
Unincorporated community
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Hanks, North Dakota
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Hanks
Location within the state of North Dakota
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Hanks
Hanks (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°36′12″N103°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 ID1029297 [1]

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

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Geography

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

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
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 213—
1940 192−9.9%
1950 115−40.1%
1960 78−32.2%
1970 13−83.3%
1980 10−23.1%
1990 1110.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 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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