Place:York, Benson, North Dakota, United States

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NameYork
Alt namesWillsons Sidingsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS38006239
TypeCity
Coordinates48.312°N 99.574°W
Located inBenson, North Dakota, United States
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York is a city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 17 at the 2020 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).

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