Menoken is an unincorporated community and a
census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern
Burleigh County
Burleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,458, making it the second-most populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat is Bismarck, the state capital. The county was named f ...
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North Dakota, United States. It was designated as part of the
U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on June 10, 2010.
It was not counted separately during the
2000 Census,
but was included in the
2010 Census, where a population of 70 was reported.
It lies southeast of the city of
Bismarck, the
county seat of Burleigh County. Its elevation is 1,722 feet (525 m). The community has had many different names, starting with Seventeenth Siding in 1873, then it was soon renamed Blaine for
James G. Blaine
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U.S. Senator
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The composition and powe ...
from
Maine, then when the post office opened in 1880, the town was renamed Clarke's Farm after C.J. Clarke of
Pittsburgh, a local farmer. The town was finally renamed Menoken in 1883, which is an Indian name,
but the Northern Pacific Railroad disliked the new name and changed the name of their station in 1891 to Burleigh ( Burleigh Station), and the siding still carries this alternate name to this day. It has a
post office with the
ZIP code 58558.
Demographics
Climate
This
climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification system, Menoken has a
humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Climate Summary for Menoken, North Dakota
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References
External links
Menoken sign on County Rt 10
Census-designated places in Burleigh County, North Dakota
Census-designated places in North Dakota
Unincorporated communities in North Dakota
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