Advance Township (formerly Avon Township) is a township in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. At the time of the 2000 Census, its population was 143, with an estimated 122 people as of 2009.[3]
Advance Township | |
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  Advance Township Location within the state of North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 97°45′50″W / 48.85333°N 97.76389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Pembina |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 143 |
| • Density | 4.0/sq mi (1.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-00700[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036731[2] |
History
editAdvance Township was organized in 1888 from the northern part of Akra Township. Akra Township was a "double township" at the time, covering two full survey townships. It was originally named Avon Township, but renamed Advance in 1905.[4][5]
Some early settlers in the township migrated here from the nearby Icelandic communities.[6] The township population of 482 in 1900 was likely near the peak population.[7]
Backoo, a town of approximately 50 people northwest of Cavalier, was the most prominent population center in the township.[6] It was established in 1887 as a townsite on the Great Northern Railroad.[8] The post office here was in continuous operation from 1887 to 1988.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "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 (2010). "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions: North Dakota". 2009 Population Estimates. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 27, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ Johnson, Sveinbjorn (1906). Libby, Orin Grant (ed.). The Icelandic Settlement of Pembina County. Collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Vol. 1. Bismarck, ND: Tribune, State Printers and Binders. p. 109. OCLC 01773487.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (1913). "Number of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910. Government Printing Office. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ a b Steinolfson, Arlan: The Dakota Icelanders Project (2009). "Icelandic Settlers of Advance (Avon) Township". Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (1901). "Population of North Dakota" (PDF). Twelfth Census of the United States: 1900. Government Printing Office. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ Wick, Douglas A. (1988). North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Hedemarken Collectibles. p. 10. ISBN 0-9620968-0-6. OCLC 191277027.
- ^ Patera, Alan H.; John S. Gallagher (1982). North Dakota Post Offices, 1850-1982. Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot. pp. 106–108. OCLC 09763647.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder". U.S. Postal Service. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.