17-535: For the unincorporated community, see Hanks, North Dakota . Hanks is a surname of English , or Dutch origin, meaning "son of Hankin " and may refer to: Boo Hanks (1928–2016), American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer Carol Hanks Aucamp (born 1943), American tennis player Colin Hanks (born 1977), American actor Craig Hanks (born 1961), American philosopher Ephraim Hanks (1826–1896), prominent member of
34-625: A Great Northern Railway branch line that ran from Stanley to Grenora . The name honors W.F. Hanks, a banker from Powers Lake . Hanks disincorporated in 1992. According to a 2008 report, Hanks had only one inhabitant. The town was included in the National Geographic article The Emptied Prairie , published in January 2008. This North Dakota location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Williams County, North Dakota Williams County
51-486: A county referendum on November 8, 1892; part of its territory was absorbed by Mercer County and the rest reverted to an unorganized territory. The second Williams County was created by the North Dakota legislature on March 2, 1891, from the previous counties of Buford and Flannery, which were dissolved. The government of this county was organized on December 8, 1891. This county's boundaries were altered in 1910, when
68-538: A portion of its territory was annexed to create Divide County . Its boundaries have remained unchanged since then. The county is named for Erastus Appleman Williams, a European-American settler who served in the Dakota Territory legislature and the North Dakota legislature. In June 2014, lightning struck a Williams County Oasis Petroleum saltwater disposal facility. It sparked a fire that destroyed
85-553: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Hanks, North Dakota Hanks is an unincorporated community in Williams County , North Dakota , United States. 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 . Hanks was founded in 1916 along
102-670: Is land and 70 square miles (180 km ) (3.3%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in North Dakota by area. Lake Sakakawea , a reservoir on the Missouri River , is situated on the southern boundary of the county. Little Muddy Creek is entirely within Williams County. The confluence of the Yellowstone River with the Missouri is west of Williston. The Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
119-676: Is located in Williams County along the Missouri River on the Montana border. Williams County is one of several western North Dakota counties with significant exposure to the Bakken formation in the Williston Basin . As of the 2020 census , there were 40,950 people, 16,095 households, and 9,585 families in the county. The population density was 19.7 inhabitants per square mile (7.6/km ) There were 20,227 housing units. As of
136-408: Is located just east of the border with Montana. There have been two Williams counties in the history of North Dakota. The first, created in 1873, was located south of the Missouri River near where Dunn and Mercer counties are today. This county continued to exist through North Dakota statehood, and while the second Williams County was created in 1891. The first Williams County was extinguished by
153-433: Is located on the western border of the U.S. state of North Dakota , next to Montana . As of the 2020 census , the population was 40,950. making it the fifth most populous county in North Dakota . Its county seat is Williston . The Williston Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Williams County. It is bordered on the south by the upper Missouri River , whose confluence with its tributary Yellowstone River
170-477: The 2010 census , there were 22,398 people, 9,293 households, and 5,746 families in the county. The population density was 10.8 inhabitants per square mile (4.2/km ). There were 10,464 housing units at an average density of 5.0 per square mile (1.9/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 92.1% white, 4.0% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.9% of
187-440: The surname Hanks . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hanks&oldid=1137031756 " Categories : Surnames Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#1732772577675204-877: The 19th-century Latter Day Saint movement Ernest Hanks (1888–1965), English footballer Fletcher Hanks (1889–1976), cartoonist Henry Garber Hanks (1826–1907), American mineralogist James M. Hanks (1833–1909), member of the United States House of Representatives Jim Hanks (born 1961), American voice-over artist and character actor Kerri Hanks (born 1985), American soccer player Larry Hanks (born 1953), American entomologist Lena Tracy Hanks (1879–1944), American botanist Merton Hanks (born 1968), American former National Football League safety Mike Hanks (born 1952 or 1953), American college basketball coach Nancy Lincoln (1784–1818), maiden name Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln Nancy Hanks (art historian) (1927–1983), second chairman of
221-759: The National Endowment for the Arts Patrick Hanks (born 1940), English lexicographer and corpus linguist Robert Lowery Hanks (1913–1971), American actor better known as Robert Lowery Ron Hanks , American politician Sam Hanks (1914–1994), American race car driver Terrill Hanks (born 1995), American football player Thomas C. Hanks , American seismologist Tom Hanks (born 1956), American film actor William Hanks (born 1952), American anthropologist and linguist See also [ edit ] Hank (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
238-507: The facility, burning 630 gallons of oil and tens of thousands of gallons of brine. Williams County lies on the west edge of North Dakota. Its west boundary line abuts the east boundary line of the state of Montana . The Missouri River flows eastward along the county's south boundary line from the confluence with its tributary Yellowstone River , located on the Dakota side of the state border with Montana. Horse Creek and Willow Creek flow to
255-434: The population. In terms of ancestry, 46.2% were of Norwegian, 35.9% of German, 9.8% of Irish, 4.5% of Swedish and 4.4% of English ancestry. Of the 9,293 households, 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.2% were non-families, and 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size
272-539: The west across the upper portion of the county. The terrain consists of isolated hills amid rolling, hilly, semi-arid stretches. The area is partly devoted to agriculture. The terrain is highest across its midpoint, and slopes to the NW and SE. Its highest point is a hill near the NE corner, at 2,470 ft (750 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 2,148 square miles (5,560 km ), of which 2,077 square miles (5,380 km )
289-562: Was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 39.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 55,396 and the median income for a family was $ 67,875. Males had a median income of $ 50,735 versus $ 27,071 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 29,153. About 4.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. Williams County voters have been reliably Republican for decades. In no national election since 1964 has
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