Hanks, North Dakota

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

Hanks
Unincorporated community
Hanks, North Dakota
Hanks, North Dakota
Hanks is located in North Dakota
Hanks
Hanks
Location within the state of North Dakota
Hanks is located in the United States
Hanks
Hanks
Hanks (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°36′12″N 103°48′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyWilliams
Elevation
[1]
2,116 ft (645 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1029297[1]

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%±
1930213—
1940192−9.9%
1950115−40.1%
196078−32.2%
197013−83.3%
198010−23.1%
19901110.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Notable people

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hanks, North Dakota
  2. Wick, Douglas A. "Hanks (Williams County)". North Dakota Place Names. 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. 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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