Bucyrus, North Dakota | |
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 A grain elevator just outside Bucyrus | |
 Location of Bucyrus, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′52″N 102°47′18″W / 46.06444°N 102.78833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Adams |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cole Hunter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| • Land | 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,782 ft (848 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 15 |
| • Density | 51.43/sq mi (19.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 58639 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-10300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1035945[2] |
Bucyrus is a city in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 18 at the 2020 census.[3]
The city was founded in 1907 along the Milwaukee Road's transcontinental rail line known as the Pacific Extension. Before being named Bucyrus in 1908, the city was called first Wolf Butte and then Dolan, which was ultimately rejected due to similarity with Doland, South Dakota. The new name Bucyrus was taken from the Bucyrus Company steam shovels used to build the railroad grade within the city.[5]
In 1922 a cyclone hit and destroyed the home of the Herbert and Ruth Spencer family in Bucyrus, killing three and injuring three. After the storm, the surviving family members could not find the baby, Shirley, 13 months old. A search party finally found baby Shirley the next day, sleeping soundly among bricks from the chimney in a wheat field half a mile from the home. For the rest of her life, Shirley Spencer was known as "the Cyclone Baby."[6]
The town was struck by a wind-fueled wildfire on October 18, 2012. Much of the town was destroyed and 26 people were displaced.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bucyrus, North Dakota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wick, Douglas A. "Bucyrus (Adams County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ Jackson, William (2021). Dakota Mysteries & Oddities 2022 edition. Dickinson, ND: Valley Star Publications. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0-9677349-9-6.