Belfield, North Dakota | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Belfield | |
| Motto(s): "Gateway To The West" "Where Friends Meet On The Custer Trail" | |
 Downtown Belfield | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′10″N 103°11′44″W / 46.88611°N 103.19556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Stark |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jeff Iverson |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.689 sq mi (4.374 km2) |
| • Land | 1.676 sq mi (4.341 km2) |
| • Water | 0.013 sq mi (0.033 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,579 ft (786 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 996 |
• Estimate (2023)[4] | 969 |
| • Density | 594.27/sq mi (229.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 58622 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-05820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1035926[2] |
| Website | cityofbelfield.com |
Belfield is a city in Stark County, North Dakota, United States and only 15 minutes from Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The population was 996 at the 2020 census.[3] Belfield was founded in 1883, and has seen many boom and busts in this oil-rich part of North Dakota. It is part of the Dickinson Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1883 Belfield was struck by a tornado that swept away nine houses but did not cause any deaths.[5] It was known as "The Remarkable Tornado of 1883."[5] Exactly one year later the area was hit by another tornado, which destroyed crops and caused total losses at some farms near Belfield.[5]
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfield, North Dakota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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USCensusEst2023was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Jackson, William (2024). North Dakota Tornadoes Twisters & Cyclones. Dickinson, ND: Valley Star Publications. p. 107. ISBN 979-8-89480-378-4.
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