Edna Township, Barnes County, North Dakota

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Edna Township
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Location of Edna Township
Coordinates: 47°06′23″N098°15′56″W / 47.10639°N 98.26556°W / 47.10639; -98.26556 Coordinates: 47°06′23″N098°15′56″W / 47.10639°N 98.26556°W / 47.10639; -98.26556
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Barnes County
Named for Edna Booth
Government
[1]
  Type Township Board
  ChairmanShawn Anderson
Area
[2]
  Total35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)
  Land34.50 sq mi (89.4 km2)
  Water1.33 sq mi (3.4 km2)
Elevation
1,430 ft (440 m)
Population
 (2000) [2]
  Total74
  Density2.1/sq mi (0.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code [3] 38-22460
GNIS feature ID [4] 1036432

Edna Township is a civil township in Barnes County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. [4] As of the 2000 Census, its population was 74. [5] It is the 20th largest township in the county in terms of both total population and population density. [2]

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History

The township is named after Edna Booth, daughter of Albert Anson Booth (1850  1914), a pioneer who settled in Barnes County in 1879. [6] Booth established a rural post office out of his home on July 25, 1882. [7] He originally planned to name it after his daughter, who was the first white child born in the township, but instead named it Booth. Service was discontinued on November 14, 1884. However, the township retains the name. [6] [8]

The Booth post office was located approximately 1 mile from the present city of Rogers ( 47°06′08″N98°12′54″W / 47.10222°N 98.21500°W / 47.10222; -98.21500 ). [9]

Geography

Edna Township is located in northwest Barnes County between the cities of Wimbledon and Rogers. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 44.77 square miles (116.0 km2), and is the 28th township in the county in terms of area, [2] while 96% of the township is land.

The township lies in survey township T142N R60W. [4] North Dakota Highway 9 runs through the southern part of the township.

Natural Features

Adjacent townships/areas

Cities and populated places

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  10. "Orner Slough". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
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