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Hankinson, North Dakota

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Hankinson City. It lies in ZIP code area 58041. The Survey maps it on the Hankinson quadrangle. 921 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,070 feet above sea level.

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Hankinson within Richland County

Population over time

2 figures

Hankinson grew from 919 to 921 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010919
2020921+2 (+0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

30 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Hankinson between 2003 and 2020, burning about 817 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Debris and open burning8
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreDakota Prairie National GrasslandsBUICK
28 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceBLADOW BALES
4 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.4 acresDakota Prairie National GrasslandsHANKINSON HILLS
3 July 2016Fireworks1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceHILLS FIRE
25 July 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest Service2017323
22 July 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest Service2017322
2 July 2020Fireworksunder an acreNorth Dakota State Forest Service2020021
8 June 2018Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest Service2018019

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hankinson: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BarankoUraniumPast Producer
Fishers Wipperman Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Richland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Scheffler PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Scheffler PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wipperman Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Richland County

Storms near this place

51 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hankinson in 51 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 25 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 funnel cloud, 5 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1998Thunderstorm WindHankinson$75,000Strong straightline winds crumpled several large metal grain bins at the town elevator. Hundreds of trees were blown down, one landing on a house. Power was knocked out and phone service was disrupted.
May 1996Tornado (F1)Hankinson$50,000no account filed
July 2008HailHankinson$20,000no account filed
August 2011Flash FloodHankinson$15,000Reports of 4.00 to 6.50 inches of rain were received from Hankinson. This filled ditches and quickly covered some roads and streets in town.
July 2009Heavy RainHankinson$15,000Roughly three inches of rain fell in about two hours, causing some drainage problems around the city of Hankinson. Main Street was closed, as the storm sewers could not keep up with the runoff. Several businesses in low spots had minor water damage.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindHankinson$500Trees were blown down.
June 2025HailHankinson-Public sent in photo of hail beside a quarter.
June 2025HailHankinson-Estimated nickel to quarter size hail at the Hankinson School.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHankinson-Tempest weather station measured gust.
June 2025HailHankinson-Ping-Pong ball sized hail reported between exit 1 and exit 8 on I-29.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHankinson-Broadcast Media relays report and picture of large tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts on Lake Elsie southwest of Hankinson, ND. Time estimated from radar.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHankinson-Public reports trees fallen on power lines in SW Hankinson. Winds estimated 70 - 75 mph.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHankinson-Report from a personal weather station.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHankinson-Peak wind was measured at a personal weather station.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindHankinson-A 62 mph wind gust was reported by a personal weather station in Hankinson.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindHankinson-Several large tree branches and limbs were blown down in shelterbelts along Interstate 29 between mile point eight and mile point two, in southern Waldo and northern Greendale townships.
June 2015Funnel CloudHankinson-A persistent wall cloud and brief funnel were observed from Lake Elsie.
August 2013HailHankinson-Half dollar sized hail fell.
July 2008Funnel CloudHankinson-Two small rope funnels were observed.
June 2006Funnel CloudHankinson-Two weak funnels were viewed from Interstate 29 near the South Dakota border.
June 2006Funnel CloudHankinson-A persistent wall cloud and funnel were reported.
June 2006Tornado (F0)Hankinson-The tornado tracked through open fields and pastureland. The tornado occurred near Interstate 29 near the South Dakota border.
July 2005Flash FloodHankinson-A portion of main street was flooded.
June 2005Tornado (F1)Hankinson-Intermittent tornado damage occurred in shelterbelts along this 7 mile path. Estimated peak winds were 110 mph.
June 2005Flash FloodHankinson-Two county roads were closed due to high water.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHankinson-Trees were blown down and power lines were snapped.
October 2004HailHankinson-Four inch drifts of hail accumulated across Hankinson. The hail dented vehicle hoods and siding on homes.
June 2003Flash FloodHankinson-Water flowed over several low water crossings in southeast Richland county. In Hankinson, Second street southeast was closed.
July 2000Flash FloodHankinson-Water was reported over roads.
July 2014HailHankinson-no account filed
August 2010HailHankinson-no account filed
June 2006HailHankinson-no account filed
June 2006HailHankinson-no account filed
June 2006HailHankinson-no account filed
June 2006HailHankinson-no account filed
October 2004HailHankinson-no account filed
July 2004HailHankinson-no account filed
June 2002HailHankinson-no account filed
August 2002HailHankinson-no account filed
August 2002Funnel CloudHankinson-no account filed
August 2002HailHankinson-no account filed
August 2001HailHankinson-no account filed
August 2000HailHankinson-no account filed
August 1999HailHankinson-no account filed
June 1998Funnel CloudHankinson-no account filed
July 1998HailHankinson-no account filed
July 1998HailHankinson-no account filed
July 1998HailHankinson-no account filed
June 1997Tornado (F0)Hankinson-no account filed
June 1997HailHankinson-no account filed
May 1996HailHankinson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Richland County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Bayne6.9 miles10
Mantador7.7 miles10
Great Bend7.9 miles10
Stiles8.0 miles9
Sonora8.5 miles9
Oswald9.2 miles9
Lidgerwood13.3 miles9
La Mars13.3 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HankinsonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2278238The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1034907. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.