Russell, North Dakota

Russell, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
Location of Russell, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°40′25″N100°54′09″W / 48.67361°N 100.90250°W / 48.67361; -100.90250
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Bottineau County
Township	Tacoma
Founded	1905
Incorporated	1905
Disincorporated	1996
Elevation [1]	1,463 ft (446 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	58762
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-69180
GNIS feature ID	1036248 [1]

Russell is an unincorporated hamlet in Bottineau County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. There are no businesses or services there, only about half a dozen homes scattered along narrow, intersecting dirt roads.

History

Russell was established as a farm post office on August 21, 1901, with the postmaster being Austin C. Russell. The post office was relocated in 1905 one mile to the northeast to the townsite on the Soo Line Railroad. Russell incorporated in 1905, and the town reached the peak population of 161 in 1910. Russell would later decline to a population of 14 in 1970. ^[2] Russell disincorporated on November 14, 1996. ^[1]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	161		—
1920	119		−26.1%
1930	94		−21.0%
1940	70		−25.5%
1950	51		−27.1%
1960	25		−51.0%
1970	14		−44.0%
1980	18		28.6%
1990	14		−22.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Russell, North Dakota
2. Wick, Douglas A. "Russell (Bottineau County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2017.