- Meadow Lake Township, Barnes County, North Dakota
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Meadow Lake Township is a civil township in Barnes County, North Dakota, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 93.[1] The township is located in Public Land Survey System Township 138N, Range 61W.[2]
History
Meadow Lake Township was organized March 2, 1903. The township was originally named Clark City Township, after a settlement of the same name that was founded in the 1880s. It was renamed in July 1903 after a slough in the region that was often used to grow hay.[3]
The township is home to several American Indian archeological sites.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Meadow Lake Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. <http://censtats.census.gov/data/>. http://censtats.census.gov/data/ND/0603800351700.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b Barnes County Historical Society (1976). Barnes County History. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company. pp. Page 9.
Municipalities and communities of Barnes County, North Dakota Cities Dazey | Fingal | Kathryn | Leal | Litchville | Nome | Oriska | Pillsbury | Rogers | Sanborn | Sibley | Tower City‡ | Valley City | Wimbledon
Townships Alta | Anderson | Ashtabula | Baldwin | Binghampton | Brimer | Cuba | Dazey | Eckelson | Edna | Ellsbury | Getchell | Grand Prairie | Green | Greenland | Hemen | Hobart | Lake Town | Mansfield | Marsh | Meadow Lake | Minnie Lake | Nelson | Noltimer | Norma | Oakhill | Oriska | Pierce | Potter | Raritan | Rogers | Rosebud | Sibley Trail | Skandia | Spring Creek | Springvale | Stewart | Svea | Thordenskjold | Uxbridge | Valley | Weimer
Unincorporated
communitiesBerea | Cuba | Daily | Eastedge | Eckelson | Hastings | Koldok | Lucca | North Valley City | Peak | Urbana
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Coordinates: 46°45′16″N 98°21′52″W / 46.7544293°N 98.3645350°W
Categories:- Townships in Barnes County, North Dakota
- Populated places established in the 1880s
- North Dakota geography stubs
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