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Thingvalla

A township of 98 people in Pembina County, North Dakota
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Conserved land3.1%718 of 22,902 acres
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Township in North Dakota, United States
1882Established
98Population
36.1 sq miArea
1,014 ftElevation

Thingvalla Township is a township in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. The 2000 census reported a population of 121, and an estimated population of 103 as of 2009. President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson of Iceland visited the area in 1999 to dedicate a monument to poet K. N. Julius at Thingvalla Church, and Prime Minister Geir Haarde visited in 2007 to dedicate a memorial to the church, which burned to the ground in 2003. The 2nd of August Celebration, commonly known as the "Deuce of August" is an annual event in the township. It commemorates the adoption of a new constitution on August 2, 1874, when Iceland was still a part of Denmark. While it was never an official national holiday i…

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6better than ND·11worse

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Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 10.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 26.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 58262, 58227, 58241 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Thingvalla →

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Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.

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Thingvalla has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to -3°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18° / 1°Winter
50° / 29°Spring
78° / 55°Summer
52° / 32°Fall
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Nearest: Cavalier Public LibraryCavalier · 12.8 miles · 32 hrs a week
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