Hanks, North Dakota

Hanks
Unincorporated community
Hanks, North Dakota
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Coordinates: 48°36′12″N 103°48′11″W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Williams
Elevation [1]	2,116 ft (645 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	701
GNIS feature ID	1029297[1]

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

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.[2]

Hanks disincorporated in 1992.[3]

According to a 2008 report, Hanks had only one inhabitant.[4] The town was included in the National Geographic article The Emptied Prairie, published in January 2008.[5]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	213		—
1940	192		−9.9%
1950	115		−40.1%
1960	78		−32.2%
1970	13		−83.3%
1980	10		−23.1%
1990	11		10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Notable people

• A. R. Shaw, educator and legislator[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hanks, North Dakota
2. Wick, Douglas A. "Hanks (Williams County)". North Dakota Place Names. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
3. "Boundary Changes".
4. Rubin, Richard (April 9, 2006). "Not far from forsaken". The New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
5. Bowden, Charles (January 2008). "The Emptied Prairie". National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
6. 'North Dakota Centennial Blue Book 1889-1989, Ben Meier (editor), North Dakota Legislative Assembly, Biosgraphical Sketch of Arch Shaw, pg. 411