Russell, North Dakota
Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Russell is an unincorporated hamlet in Bottineau County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. There are no businesses or services there, only about half a dozen homes scattered along narrow, intersecting dirt roads.
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Russell, North Dakota | |
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 Location of Russell, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′25″N 100°54′09″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Bottineau County |
| Township | Tacoma |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Disincorporated | 1996 |
| Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 58762 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-69180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036248[1] |
History
Russell was established as a farm post office on August 21, 1901, with the postmaster being Austin C. Russell. The post office was relocated in 1905 one mile to the northeast to the townsite on the Soo Line Railroad. Russell incorporated in 1905, and the town reached the peak population of 161 in 1910. Russell would later decline to a population of 14 in 1970.[2] Russell disincorporated on November 14, 1996.[1]
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