Danton Township, Richland County, North Dakota

Danton Township is a township in Richland County, North Dakota. It is home to half the town of Wyndmere, with parts of the town residing in Wyndmere Township. It is also home to the former town of Moselle.^[1]

In 1883, a 72-square-mile (190 km²) called Garfield consisted of two townships, Danton and Barney. On April 28, 1893, Danton Township was organized and officially named Danton, although the homesteaders called it Danton perhaps ten years before. School houses were built in the late eighties.

References

↑ "Danton Township History". Retrieved 16 July 2013.

Municipalities and communities of Richland County, North Dakota, United States

County seat: Wahpeton

Cities	Abercrombie Barney Christine Colfax Dwight Fairmount Great Bend Hankinson Lidgerwood Mantador Mooreton Wahpeton Walcott Wyndmere

Townships	Abercrombie Antelope Barney Barrie Belford Brandenburg Brightwood Center Colfax Danton Devillo Dexter Duerr Dwight Eagle Elma Fairmount Freeman Garborg Grant Greendale Helendale Homestead Ibsen LaMars Liberty Grove Mooreton Moran Nansen Sheyenne Summit Viking Walcott Waldo West End Wyndmere

Unincorporated communities	Barrie Bayne Blackmer Elmore Enloe Fairview Junction Farmington Galchutt La Mars Lithia Moselle Oswald Pitcairn Power Sonora Stiles Tyler

Indian reservations	Lake Traverse Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 46°13′56″N 97°03′46″W / 46.23222°N 97.06278°W / 46.23222; -97.06278

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