Saddle Butte Township, North Dakota

Saddle Butte Township, North Dakota Township of Saddle Butte
Township
Saddle Butte Township
Coordinates: 47°01′24″N103°59′01″W / 47.02333°N 103.98361°W / 47.02333; -103.98361
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Golden Valley
Area
• Total	35.45 sq mi (91.81 km2)
• Land	35.27 sq mi (91.35 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
Elevation	2,707 ft (825 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	41
• Density	1.2/sq mi (0.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	58621 (Beach)
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-69580
GNIS feature ID	1037074 [2]

Saddle Butte Township is a township in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 41 at the 2020 census, up from 25 in 2010; ^{[3] [4]} the population was 27 in 2000. ^[5]

Geography

Saddle Butte Township has a total area of 35.449 square miles (91.81 km²), of which 35.271 square miles (91.35 km²) is land and 0.178 square miles (0.46 km²) is water. ^[6] The township is located on the western border of the county and the state. It borders the following other townships in Golden Valley County: ^[7]

• Elk Creek—northeast corner
• Delhi—east
• Beach—south

It is bordered to the north by Elmwood Unorganized Territory, formerly Elmwood Township.

Major highways

• North Dakota Highway 16

References

1. Saddle Butte township, Golden Valley County, North Dakota
2. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
3. "County Subdivisions: North Dakota". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (TXT) on June 15, 2013.
4. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing" . Retrieved February 25, 2021.
5. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Profiles of General Demographic Characteristics, North Dakota," for Saddle Butte township, Golden Valley County, North Dakota. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
6. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
7. "Maps of North Dakota county subdivisions (Golden Valley County on page 8)" (PDF). 2000 Census. United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 25, 2021.