Clearfield Township, Griggs County, North Dakota

Coordinates: 47°27′25″N 98°18′28″W / 47.45694°N 98.30778°W

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Clearfield Township, North Dakota
Township
Clearfield Township, North Dakota Location within the state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°27′25″N 98°18′28″W / 47.45694°N 98.30778°W / 47.45694; -98.30778
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Griggs County
Township	Clearfield Township
Area
• Total	35.36 sq mi (91.6 km²)
Elevation	1,450 ft (442 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	44
• Density	1.2/sq mi (0.5/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code(s)^[1]	58416 & 58425
Area code	701
GNIS feature ID	1036644
Census Code	14340
Census Class Code	T1
Website	Griggs County

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	137		—
1910	128		−6.6%
1920	172		34.4%
1930	195		13.4%
1940	127		−34.9%
1950	152		19.7%
1960	137		−9.9%
1970	94		−31.4%
1980	94		0.0%
1990	65		−30.9%
2000	49		−24.6%
2010	44		−10.2%
2018 (est.)	40	^[2]	−9.1%

Clearfield Township^[3] is a township in Griggs County, North Dakota, United States.

History

The exact date that Clearfield Township was incorporated is unknown. Pleasant View Township was designated by Congress on February 9, 1888. The township board met on February 23, 1893 and discussed the possibility of dividing Pleasant View into two Townships - Clearfield and Kingsley. There is no record of any action being taken. However, on July 9, 1894, it seemed to have been separated and Clearfield Township was in existence.^[4]

Demographics

Its population during the 2010 census was 44.^[5]

Location within Griggs County

Clearfield Township is located in Township 146 Range 60 west of the Fifth principal meridian.^[6]

	Range 61	Range 60	Range 59	Range 58
Township 148	Rosendal	Willow	Pilot Mound	Lenora
Township 147	Bryan	Addie	Tyrol	Romness
Township 146	Kingsley	Clearfield	Cooperstown	Washburn
Township 145	Mabel	Helena	Ball Hill	Sverdrup
Township 144	Dover	Bartley	Greenfield	Broadview

References

^ Statistical Atlas for Clearfield Township
^ City Population Data for Clearfield Township
^ U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Board on Geographic Names information for Clearfield Township
^ Clearfield Township from the Griggs County Centennial Book digitized on the Griggs County Museum website
^ North Dakota 2010 Census
^ Earth Point Tools for Google Earth

v t e Municipalities and communities of Griggs County, North Dakota, United States
County seat: Cooperstown
Cities	Binford Cooperstown Hannaford	Map of North Dakota highlighting Griggs County
Townships	Addie Ball Hill Bartley Broadview Bryan Clearfield Cooperstown Dover Greenfield Helena Jessie Kingsley Lenora Mabel Pilot Mound Romness Rosendal Sverdrup Tyrol Walum Washburn Willow
CDPs	Jessie Sutton
Other communities	Mose Walum
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