Colgate
Colgate Township, North Dakota
Colgate is located in North Dakota
Colgate
Colgate
Coordinates: 47°14′41″N 97°39′23″W / 47.24472°N 97.65639°W / 47.24472; -97.65639
Elevation
[1]
360 m (1,181 ft)
Population
62[2]
ZIP Code
58046
GNIS feature ID1028423[1]

Colgate is an unincorporated community in Steele County, North Dakota, United States.

Founding

The townsite was founded in 1882. A post office called Colgate was established in 1883 and remained in operation until 1972.[3] The community has the namesake of James Boorman Colgate, who was the largest land owner with 4,000 acres (16 km2) he bought from the Northern Pacific Railway.[4]

Schools

There was a Colgate School District, but after the school closed in 1964, children began attending schools in Hope and Page (now the Hope-Page School District).[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colgate, North Dakota
  2. ↑ 2020 Census
  3. ↑ Postal History
  4. ↑ History of Colgate. p. 8.
  5. ↑ List of Schools



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