Menoken, North Dakota

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Menoken, North Dakota
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Post office in Menoken
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Menoken
Coordinates: 46°48′54″N100°32′03″W / 46.81500°N 100.53417°W / 46.81500; -100.53417
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Burleigh
Area
[1]
  Total
2.24 sq mi (5.80 km2)
  Land2.18 sq mi (5.64 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,736 ft (529 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
78
  Density35.85/sq mi (13.84/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
58558
Area code 701
FIPS code [3] 38-52180
GNIS feature ID2628575 [2]

Menoken is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. It was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on June 10, 2010. [2] It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census, [4] but was included in the 2010 Census, [5] where a population of 70 was reported. [6]

Contents

It lies east of the city of Bismarck, the county seat of Burleigh County. [7] Its elevation is 1,722 feet (525 m). The community has had many different names, starting with Seventeenth Siding in 1873, then it was soon renamed Blaine for James G. Blaine, U.S. Senator from Maine, then when the post office opened in 1880, the town was renamed Clarke's Farm after C.J. Clarke of Pittsburgh, a local farmer. The town was finally renamed Menoken in 1883, which is an Indian name, [8] but the Northern Pacific Railroad disliked the new name and changed the name of their station in 1891 to Burleigh (a.k.a. Burleigh Station), and the siding still carries this alternate name to this day. It had a post office with the ZIP code 58558. [9] The post office closed on June 3, 2016.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Menoken has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. [10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 78
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

Education

It is in the Menoken Public School District 33. [12]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 2628575
  3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (2003). "Population and Housing Unit Counts, North Dakota" (PDF). 2000 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office . Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (February 13, 2008). "Census Designated Place (CDP) Program for the 2010 Census—Final Criteria" (PDF). Federal Register . Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  6. "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 2, 2011.[ dead link ]
  7. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 77.
  8. Wick, Douglas A. (1988). North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Hedemarken Collectibles. ISBN   0-9620968-0-6. OCLC   191277027.
  9. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  10. Climate Summary for Menoken, North Dakota
  11. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  12. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Burleigh County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 26, 2023.