Thingvalla Township, Pembina County, North Dakota
Thingvalla Township | |
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| Coordinates: 48°39′58″N 97°51′3″W / 48.66611°N 97.85083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Pembina |
| Organized | 1882 |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.05 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
| • Land | 36.04 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 252 |
| • Density | 3.4/sq mi (1.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-78620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036722 |
Thingvalla Township is a township in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. The 2000 census reported a population of 121, and an estimated population of 103 as of 2009. President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson of Iceland visited the area in 1999 to dedicate a monument to poet K. N. Julius at Thingvalla Church, and Prime Minister Geir Haarde visited in 2007 to dedicate a memorial to the church, which burned to the ground in 2003.
The 2nd of August Celebration, commonly known as the "Deuce of August" is an annual event in the township. It commemorates the adoption of a new constitution on August 2, 1874, when Iceland was still a part of Denmark. While it was never an official national holiday in Iceland, it is very popular among Americans of Icelandic descent. The celebration in Thingvalla Township is reportedly the largest Icelandic ethnic event in the United States.