Sentinel Butte, North Dakota | |
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 Sentinel Butte post office | |
 Location of Sentinel Butte, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′7″N 103°50′20″W / 46.91861°N 103.83889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Golden Valley |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2) |
| • Land | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,720 ft (829 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 61 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 65 |
| • Density | 59.22/sq mi (22.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 58654 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-71780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1032020[2] |
Sentinel Butte is a city in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 61 at the 2020 census.[3]
Sentinel Butte was founded in 1902 along the transcontinental rail line of the Northern Pacific Railway. The name comes from the prominent butte (3,428 ft [1,045 m]) three miles (5 km) to the south. This geographical feature was named in honor of two Arikara sentinels killed nearby in 1864 by the Sioux.[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sentinel Butte, North Dakota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
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USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wick, Douglas A. "Sentinel Butte (Golden Valley County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 8, 2011.