Bathgate, North Dakota

Bathgate
North Dakota School for the Blind in 1908
North Dakota School for the Blind in 1908
Location of Bathgate, North Dakota
Location of Bathgate, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°52′49″N 97°28′26″W / 48.88028°N 97.47389°W / 48.88028; -97.47389
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyPembina
Founded1881
Area
 • Total0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
 • Land0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation820 ft (250 m)
Population
 • Total47
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
48
 • Density169.68/sq mi (65.50/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
58216
Area code701
FIPS code38-05260
GNIS feature ID1035924[2]

Bathgate is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. It sits on the banks of the Tongue River. The population was 47 at the 2020 census.[3] Bathgate was founded in 1881. In 1908, the North Dakota School for the Blind was placed in Bathgate.[5] The building still stands and is now occupied by a publishing company. Bathgate was the childhood home of former world-champion speed skater and figure skater Norval Baptie.[6]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bathgate, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Start of our School". ndsb.k12.nd.us. Archived from the original on September 21, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  6. ^ Helm, Merry (November 26, 2003). "Norval Baptie". Dakota Datebook. Prairie Public Radio. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2007.