Bottineau County is a county in North Dakota, United States, on the Canadian border in the north-central part of the state. It had a population of 6,379 at the 2020 census and covers 1,697.7 square miles (4,397.0 km2), centred near 48°47′N 100°49′W.<\/p>\n
Bottineau is the county seat, and its postal code is 58318. The county has 12 incorporated cities and 13 unincorporated communities. It lies in the Central time zone, and its FIPS code is 38009.<\/p>\n
Bottineau County has 12 incorporated cities and 13 unincorporated communities, most of them former rail-line settlements strung along the branch lines that once crossed the county. Below, “City” covers every incorporated place regardless of size — North Dakota law does not distinguish town from city — and “Unincorp.” marks a community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottineau<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 2,194<\/td>\n | 58318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Westhope<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 374<\/td>\n | 58793<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lansford<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 238<\/td>\n | 58750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Willow City<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 149<\/td>\n | 58384<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Newburg<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 96<\/td>\n | 58762<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Maxbass<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 89<\/td>\n | 58760<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Landa<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 41<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Souris<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 37<\/td>\n | 58783<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kramer<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 24<\/td>\n | 58748<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gardena<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 24<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Antler<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 22<\/td>\n | 58711<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Overly<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 10<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Belmar<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carbury<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dunning<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eckman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Forfar<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hurd<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kuroki<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Omemee<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Renville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Roth<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Russell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Truro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Spur<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Landa, Gardena, and Overly are incorporated cities with no dedicated ZIP code of their own; mail there is handled through a neighbouring post office town. The unincorporated place “Renville” sits inside Bottineau County itself and should not be confused with neighbouring Renville County to the west, which takes its name from the same 19th-century fur-trade family.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nLanda, Gardena, Overly, and the unincorporated communities share a ZIP with the nearest post office town listed above.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nBottineau County spans 1,697.7 square miles of the Drift Prairie and the Turtle Mountain plateau, which rises across the county’s northeastern corner and holds Lake Metigoshe State Park on the Canadian line. The Souris River (Mouse River) crosses the western part of the county, and the Des Lacs and Willow Creek drainages cut through the south. Water covers about 1.7% of the county’s area.<\/p>\n Bottineau County borders the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north; Rolette County<\/a> to the east; Pierce County<\/a> to the southeast; McHenry County<\/a> to the south; and Renville County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n The 2020 census counted 6,379 residents, for a density of about 3.8 people per square mile. Bottineau, the seat, is by far the largest place, holding roughly a third of the county’s population; Westhope is the second-largest city. The county’s median household income was $83,460 as of the 2023 American Community Survey, above the North Dakota median of $76,525.<\/p>\n Agriculture drives the county economy — wheat, canola, barley, and cattle ranching on the Drift Prairie farmland surrounding Bottineau. Dakota College at Bottineau, a two-year branch of the North Dakota University System, anchors the county seat alongside the Bottineau Winter Park ski and snowmobile area on the edge of the Turtle Mountains. Tourism tied to Lake Metigoshe State Park — boating and fishing in summer, ice fishing and snowmobiling in winter — is a significant seasonal draw for the county’s north end.<\/p>\n Bottineau County was created by the Dakota Territory legislature on January 4, 1873, and organized on July 17, 1884. It is named for Pierre Bottineau, a M\u00e9tis fur trader, guide, and land speculator who helped lay out early trails and settlements across the Red River Valley and northern Dakota Territory. Settlement followed the branch railroad lines the Great Northern and Soo Line built through the county in the 1880s and 1900s, which founded most of the county’s small cities as grain-shipping points; several, including Belmar and Carbury, later declined as rail service and country elevators consolidated through the 20th century.<\/p>\n U.S. Route 83 runs north–south through the county into Manitoba at the Westhope-area border crossing; North Dakota Highways 5, 14, 43, 60, and 256 connect the smaller towns.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Minot International Airport, roughly an hour’s drive south of Bottineau.<\/p>\n Where is Bottineau County?<\/strong> What is the population of Bottineau County?<\/strong> How big is Bottineau County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Bottineau County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Bottineau County?<\/strong> |