Sentinel Township, North Dakota

Sentinel Township, North Dakota
Township
Sentinel Township
Coordinates: 46°53′23″N103°44′09″W / 46.88972°N 103.73583°W / 46.88972; -103.73583
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Golden Valley
Area
• Total	143.91 sq mi (372.73 km2)
• Land	143.62 sq mi (371.98 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Elevation	2,651 ft (808 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	65
• Density	0.45/sq mi (0.17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	58645 (Medora) 58654 (Sentinel Butte)
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-71740
GNIS feature ID	1037078 [2]

Sentinel Township is a township in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 65 at the 2020 census.

Sentinel Township gets its name from Sentinel Butte, a city which the township surrounds. ^[3]

Geography

Sentinel Township has a total area of 143.910 square miles (372.73 km²), of which 143.621 square miles (371.98 km²) is land and 0.289 square miles (0.75 km²) is water. ^[4]

Major highways

• Interstate 94

References

1. Sentinel township, Golden Valley County, North Dakota
2. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
3. "North Dakota Place Names : How North Dakota's Cities & Counties, from Ghost Towns to Boom Towns, Got Their Names". digitalhorizonsonline.org. p. 176. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
4. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2025.