York, North Dakota | |
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 Street in York | |
 Location of York, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′48″N 99°34′24″W / 48.31333°N 99.57333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Benson |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| • Land | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,611 ft (491 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 17 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 15 |
| • Density | 81.34/sq mi (31.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 58386 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-87860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036344[2] |
York is a small rural city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 17 at the 2020 census.[3] There is a gasoline station there, and a granary, and farm equipment repair services.
York was founded in 1886 and named after York, England by Great Northern Railway President James J. Hill.[5] It was one of several sites along the Great Northern's transcontinental route between Devils Lake and Minot that were named after places in England (the others were Berwick, Leeds, Norwich, Penn, Rugby, Surrey, and Tunbridge).
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: York, 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. "York (Benson County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 5, 2011.