Belfield, North Dakota
Belfield, North Dakota | |
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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 (2020) | |
• Total | 996 |
• Estimate (2024) | 992 |
| • 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 |
| Website | www |
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. 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. It was known as "The Remarkable Tornado of 1883." Exactly one year later the area was hit by another tornado, which destroyed crops and caused total losses at some farms near Belfield.