Hull, North Dakota facts for kids

Hull is a small, unincorporated community located in Emmons County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota. An unincorporated community is a place where people live together, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it's usually managed by the county.

History of Hull

The community of Hull has an interesting past. A post office was first opened here in 1888. This post office helped people send and receive mail for many years. It stayed open for a long time, finally closing its doors in 1954.

The name "Hull" for this community came from another place: Hull, Iowa. It was common for new settlements to be named after places the original settlers came from. Hull is also known as a Dutch community. This means that many of the first people who settled here came from the Netherlands, or were descendants of Dutch immigrants. They brought their culture and traditions with them to North Dakota.