Hanks, North Dakota

Hanks
Unincorporated community
Hanks

Location within the state of North Dakota

Coordinates: 48°36′12″N 103°48′11″W / 48.60333°N 103.80306°WCoordinates: 48°36′12″N 103°48′11″W / 48.60333°N 103.80306°W
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Williams
Elevation 2,116 ft (645 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Hanks is an unincorporated community in Williams County, North Dakota, United States.

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1930213—
1940192−9.9%
1950115−40.1%
196078−32.2%
197013−83.3%
198010−23.1%
19901110.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Geography

Hanks is located on North Dakota Highway 50, and has the latitude of 48.603° N, and the longitude of −103.802° W. The elevation is 2,116 feet (645 m), and is located in the Central Time Zone.

History

Hanks was founded in 1916 along a Great Northern Railway branch line that ran from Stanley to Grenora. The name honors W.F. Hanks, a banker from Powers Lake.[1] During the 1930s, a man hanged himself in the basement of the town bank.[2] The town was included in the National Geographic article The Emptied Prairie, published in January 2008.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Wick, Douglas A. "Hanks (Williams County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ↑ http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/01/emptied-north-dakota/richards-photography
  3. ↑ Bowden, Charles (January 2008). "The Emptied Prairie". National Geographic. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  4. ↑ 'North Dakota Cetennial Blue Book 1889-1989, Ben Meier (editor), North Dakota Legislative Assembly, Biosgraphical Sketch of Arch Shaw, pg. 411