Ruthville, North Dakota

Ruthville, North Dakota
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community
Street in Ruthville
Ruthville, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°22′18″N 101°17′56″W / 48.37167°N 101.29889°W / 48.37167; -101.29889Coordinates: 48°22′18″N 101°17′56″W / 48.37167°N 101.29889°W / 48.37167; -101.29889
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Ward
Area[1]
• Total	0.153 sq mi (0.40 km2)
• Land	0.153 sq mi (0.40 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,654 ft (504 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	191
• Density	1,200/sq mi (480/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	701
GNIS feature ID	1031054[3]

Ruthville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. Its population was 191 as of the 2010 census.^[2]

Ruthville was named in 1936 after William Mackenroth's daughter Ruth, and at the time, consisted of a grocery store and gasoline station. The store was leased and then purchased by Bernhard "Bennie" Schimmelpfennig. His sister Esther ran the store while he was in the Army during World War II. He opened the Jet Motel and Cafe, which Bennie named in reference to the new Minot Air Force Base which opened in 1957.

Bennie also ran the Ruthville Trailer Park. By the mid-1960's, Bennie owned everything in Ruthville, except for the Hardy Lieberg Sr. home, which was owned and operated by Bennie's in-laws.

When Bennie bought the store, there was no trees. He planted over 7,000 trees in the area.^[4]

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