Alta Township, Barnes County, North Dakota

Alta Township is a civil township in Barnes County, North Dakota, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 98.[1] The township is named after Alta Ridge, a moraine belt overlooking the Sheyenne River Valley.[2]

Cities and populated places

References

  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Alta Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  2. Williams, Mary Ann (Barnes) (1966). Origins of North Dakota place names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Bismarck tribune, 1966. p. 16. OCLC 431626.

Coordinates: 46°55′38″N 97°51′36″W / 46.92722°N 97.86000°W / 46.92722; -97.86000


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