Haram Township, Bottineau County, North Dakota

Haram Township
Township
Location of Haram Township
Coordinates: 48°56′22″N 100°39′00″W / 48.93944°N 100.65000°WCoordinates: 48°56′22″N 100°39′00″W / 48.93944°N 100.65000°W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Bottineau
Organized	1910
Area[1]
• Total	43.59 sq mi (112.9 km^2)
• Land	43.53 sq mi (112.7 km^2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation	1,660 ft (506 m)
Population (2000)[1]
• Total	85
• Density	6.0/sq mi (2.3/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code[2][3]	38-35220
U.S. Census GEOID[4]	3800935220
GNIS feature ID[5][6]	1759277

Haram Township is a civil township in Bottineau County in the U.S. State of North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, its population was 85.^[7]

History

Haram Township was organized in 1910 from Mountain View School Township in 1910.^[8] The 1910 Census recorded a population of 424 in the township.

Early Norwegian settlers in the area named the township after Haram, Norway.^[9]

Schools

• Mountain View School No. 2
• Mountain View School No. 3

Geography

Haram Township is located in survey townships 163N and 164N, Range 77W.^[8] Township 164N, Range 77W is a fractional township containing less than the standard 36 sections of land, due its location along the U.S. border with Canada.

Natural features

• Boundary Creek
• Turtle Mountains

Cities and populated places

• Souris

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. "FIPS55 Data: North Dakota". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original (TXT) on June 18, 2006. External link in |work= (help)
4. "County Subdivisions: North Dakota" (TXT). 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2013. External link in |work= (help)
5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
6. "Township of Haram". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
7. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Haram Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
8. U.S. Census Bureau (1913). "Number of Inhabitants, North Dakota" (PDF). Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910. Government Printing Office. p. 324. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
9. Sherman, William C. (1983). Pairie Mosaic: An Ethnic Atlas of Rural North Dakota. Fargo, North Dakota: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies. p. 71. ISBN 0-911042-27-X. OCLC 256228966.