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Kelvin is an unincorporated community in Rolette County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota.

History

Kelvin was laid out in 1888. It was named for William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, a British scientist. A post office called Kelvin was established in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kelvin, North Dakota
2. ^ "Explain Origin of All County Towns". Turtle Mountain Star. September 5, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
3. "Rolette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Rolette County, North Dakota, United States
County seat: Rolla
Cities	Dunseith Mylo Rolette Rolla St. John
Townships	Holmes Kohlmeier Maryville Shell Valley South Valley
Unorganized territories	East Rolette North Rolette South Rolette Turtle Mountain
CDPs	Belcourt East Dunseith Green Acres Shell Valley
Other communities	Agate Carpenter Fonda Kelvin Nanson Thorne
Indian reservation	Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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48°56′14″N 100°03′03″W / 48.93722°N 100.05083°W / 48.93722; -100.05083

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