Bathgate, North Dakota

About Bathgate

Bathgate, ND is a tiny community located in northeastern North Dakota counting 47 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Bathgate is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.28 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 168 residents per square mile.

📰 Bathgate News Today

• Jackie McNeil Obituary Apr 9, 2026 eastgatefuneral.com · Apr 9
• Today in History: June 21, 1935 - Boxer dies from heart attack during bout at Langdon, North Dakota Grand Forks Herald · Jun 21
• Cynthia J. Gunderson Obituary Jun 29, 2020 Askew Funeral Home | Langdon, ND · Jun 29
• Sustainable cattle feeding project set for North Dakota Farm Progress · May 17
• Dakota Valley Growers, Bion partnering on new indoor high-tech feedlot facility AgUpdate · Jul 14

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What Makes Bathgate Unique

• The only place in America named Bathgate — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.28 sq mi.
• With 47 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northeastern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

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