York, North Dakota
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 (2020) | |
• Total | 17 |
• Estimate (2022) | 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 |
York is a small rural city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 17 at the 2020 census. 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. 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).