Mekinock Township, North Dakota

Mekinock Township, North Dakota
Township
Mekinock Township
Coordinates: 47°58′35″N97°25′45″W / 47.97639°N 97.42917°W / 47.97639; -97.42917
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Grand Forks
Area
• Total	36.46 sq mi (94.44 km2)
• Land	36.46 sq mi (94.44 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	902 ft (275 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	2,152
• Density	59.02/sq mi (22.79/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	58204-05 (Grand Forks AFB) 58214 (Arvilla) 58235 (Gilby) 58258 (Mekinock)
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-51980
GNIS feature ID	1036608 [2]

Mekinock Township is a township in central Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,152 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Mekinock Township has a total area of 36.465 square miles (94.44 km²), all land. ^[3]

A large portion of the Grand Forks Air Force Base is located in Mekinock Township, as well as the unincorporated community of Mekinock.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 2

Demographics

As of the 2024 American Community Survey, there were an estimated 625 households with a margin of error of 91. ^[4]

References

1. Mekinock township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
2. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
3. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2026.