Advance Township, Pembina County, North Dakota

Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 97°45′50″W / 48.85333°N 97.76389°W / 48.85333; -97.76389
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Advance Township
FIPS code
38-00700[1]
GNIS feature ID1036731[2]

Advance Township (formerly Avon Township) is a

2000 Census, its population was 143, with an estimated 122 people as of 2009.[3]

History

Advance Township was organized in 1888 from the northern part of Akra Township. Akra Township was a "double township" at the time, covering two full survey townships. It was originally named Avon Township, but renamed Advance in 1905.[4][5]

Some early settlers in the township migrated here from the nearby Icelandic communities.[6] The township population of 482 in 1900 was likely near the peak population.[7]

Backoo, a town of approximately 50 people northwest of Cavalier, was the most prominent population center in the township.[6] It was established in 1887 as a townsite on the Great Northern Railroad.[8] The post office here was in continuous operation from 1887 to 1988.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ U.S. Census Bureau (2010). "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions: North Dakota". 2009 Population Estimates. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 27, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  4. OCLC 01773487
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  5. PDF). Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910. Government Printing Office
    . Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  6. ^ a b Steinolfson, Arlan: The Dakota Icelanders Project (2009). "Icelandic Settlers of Advance (Avon) Township". Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  7. PDF). Twelfth Census of the United States: 1900. Government Printing Office
    . Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  8. OCLC 191277027
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  9. OCLC 09763647
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  10. ^ "Postmaster Finder". U.S. Postal Service. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
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