York, North Dakota
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| Coordinates: 48°18′44″N 99°34′27″W / 48.31222°N 99.57417°WCoordinates: 48°18′44″N 99°34′27″W / 48.31222°N 99.57417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Benson |
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| • Total | 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2) |
| • Land | 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,611 ft (491 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 23 |
| • Density | 100.0/sq mi (38.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 58386 |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-87860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1032894 |
York is a city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 23 at the 2010 census.
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).
York is located at 48°18′44″N 99°34′27″W / 48.31222°N 99.57417°W (48.312115, -99.574181).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2), all of it land.
York, North Dakota is mentioned humorously in the television show How I Met Your Mother starring Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders, and Neil Patrick Harris. In the episode, Ted, the lead character, mentions that he has a new architecture project updating York, North Dakota's library. As mentioned in the show, the library has two sections, "fishing and non-fishing."
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