Abercrombie Township, Richland County, North Dakota

Abercrombie Township is a township in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. Its population during the 2000 Census was 285.^[1] Abercrombie Township had an estimated population of 249 as of 2009.^[2]

History

Abercrombie Township was organized March 12, 1883, when still part of the Dakota Territory. Settlement in the area began in the late 1860s and early 1870s, mainly by people of Scandinavian ancestry. Fort Abercrombie, first built in 1858 and rebuilt in 1861, was a prominent fixture in the township.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Abercrombie Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)^{[dead link]}
^ 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.
^ Tweto, Alma (1910). Libby, Orin Grant (ed.). History of Abercrombine Township, Richland County. Collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Vol. 3. Bismarck, ND: Tribune, State Printers and Binders. pp. 158–177. OCLC 01773487.