Schrunk Township, Burleigh County, North Dakota

Schrunk Township, North Dakota
Township
Schrunk Township, North Dakota Location within the state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°17′53″N 100°25′55″W / 47.29806°N 100.43194°WCoordinates: 47°17′53″N 100°25′55″W / 47.29806°N 100.43194°W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Dickey
Area[1]
• Total	34.38 sq mi (89.0 km^2)
• Land	32.66 sq mi (84.6 km^2)
• Water	1.72 sq mi (4.5 km^2)
Elevation	1,939 ft (591 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	26
• Density	0.8/sq mi (0.3/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-71220[2]
GNIS feature ID	1759345[3]

Schrunk Township is a civil township in Burleigh County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, its population was 26,^[4] but had increased to an estimated 71 by 2009.^[5]

History

Schrunk Township was first listed as a school township during the 1910 Census, with a population of 120.^[6] It was named after brothers Charlie and George Schrunk, early settlers from Iowa who moved to the area in 1893. The first school was built in 1903. A second schoolhouse was constructed in 1908, and operated until 1957 when the school district was consolidated with nearby Wing.^[7]

It was later organized as a civil township under the name Summit, and reported a 1920 population of 131.^[7][8] By the time of the 1908 Census, the township had been renamed Schrunk.^[7][9]

External links

• U.S. Census map of Schrunk Township in 2000

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000, Summary File 1. "GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 - County -- Subdivision and Place". American FactFinder. <http://factfinder2.census.gov>. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Schrunk Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
5. U.S. Census Bureau (2010). "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions: North Dakota" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
6. U.S. Census Bureau (1913). "Number of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
7. Bismarck-Mandan Genealogical and Historical Society (1978). Bauman, Beth Hughes and Dorothy J. Jackaman, ed. Burleigh County: Prairie Trails to Hi-Ways. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Co. p. 499. OCLC 4478394.
8. U.S. Census Bureau (1921). "Number and Distribution of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
9. U.S. Census Bureau (1981). "Number of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). 1980 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.