Ada is a township in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. Its population during the 2020 Census was 29,[1] down from 60 in 2000.[4] Its population in 1900 was 232.[5]
Ada Township, North Dakota | |
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  Ada Township Location within the state of North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′13″N 98°18′50″W / 45.98694°N 98.31389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Dickey |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,375 ft (419 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 29 |
| • Density | 0.8/sq mi (0.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-00300[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036744[3] |
History
editAda Township was first settled in the early 1880s. Originally part of Weston Township, which at the time covered two survey townships in Townships 129 and 130N, Range 61W.[6] Ada was organized around 1900 from the southern of the two townships and the northern one was renamed Kent Township.[5][7]
The village of Silverleaf, built in 1887, is located 7 miles east of Ellendale, and was once the major population center in the township.[7] The town reported around 25 residents in the late 1910s,[8] and never seemed to exceed more than 50. It is little more than a ghost town today.[9]
The village served a flag station for the Great Northern Railroad. Two conflicting stories exist over the origin of the name. Some say it is for the silverberry bushes found in the area,[9] but others attribute the naming to a joke played by an early settler, Dan Keenan. Keenan reportedly removed the label from a tin of "Silverleaf" lard and nailed it to a boxcar parked at the station.[10]
Notable person
editJohn E. Skogland (1879 – 1940) was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1925 to 1926.[7][11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Ada township, Dickey County, North Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Ada Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ a b U.S. Census Bureau (1901). "Population of North Dakota" (PDF). Twelfth Census of the United States: 1900. Government Printing Office. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (1893). "Population of North Dakota" (PDF). Eleventh Census of the United States: 1890. Government Printing Office. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ a b c Black, R. M., ed. (1930). A History of Dickey County, North Dakota. Ellendale, ND: Dickey County Historical Society. pp. 129–135 & 233.
- ^ Clason's Guide to North Dakota. Clason's Pocket Guide Maps. Denver, Colorado: The Clason Map Co. 1917. p. 30.
- ^ a b Wick, Douglas A. (1988). North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Hedemarken Collectibles. p. 179. ISBN 0-9620968-0-6. OCLC 191277027.
- ^ Williams, Mary Ann (Barnes) (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune, 1966. p. 89. OCLC 431626.
- ^ Dakota Lawmakers Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, North Dakota Legislative Council