Welcome to Bottineau ...

The city of Bottineau is located in Bottineau County<1> and is the County Seat for Bottineau County.

The location of Bottineau has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Bottineau was established in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bottineau has a population of 2,154 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Bottineau is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bottineau lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bottineau is within the (701) area code.

Websites for Bottineau ...

Official Website: www.bottineau.govoffice.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bottineau had an population of 2,154 people. This is a decrease of 2.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bottineau had a population of 2,211 people (which is 34.39% of the total population of Bottineau County). This makes Bottineau the county's most populous community.

The population of Bottineau represents 0.33% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 28th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,211 people, the population of Bottineau decreased 5.35% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,336 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bottineau.

Communities near Bottineau ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bottineau.

• Dunseith
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunseith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunseith
  • Dunseith is located in Rolette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunseith <5>
• Willow City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City
  • Willow City is located in Bottineau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow City <5>
• Souris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souris
  • Souris is located in Bottineau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souris <5>
• Kramer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
  • Kramer is located in Bottineau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kramer <5>
• Gardena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
  • Gardena is located in Bottineau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
• Overly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
  • Overly is located in Bottineau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
• Omemee ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omemee
  • Omemee is located in Bottineau County
• Metigoshe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metigoshe
• White ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
  • White is located in Bottineau County
• Roth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth
  • Roth is located in Bottineau County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bottineau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bottineau.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bottineau. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bottineau.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bottineau. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bottineau.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bottineau ...

Looking for more information about Bottineau? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bottineau, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bottineau.

Adding Bottineau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bottineau in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bottineau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bottineau post office opened in 1884.

We also found Bottineau in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bottineau.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bottineau: www.bottineau.govoffice.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/