Sentinel Butte, North Dakota

About Sentinel Butte

Sentinel Butte is a tiny community in southwestern North Dakota counting 70 people who proudly call it home.

Sentinel Butte holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.03 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 68 residents per square mile.

📰 Sentinel Butte News Today

• Q Taylor continues strong season in Sentinel Butte, N.D. - Tri-State Livestock News Tri-State Livestock News · Aug 4
• North Dakota teen missing for more than 8 months; national center seeks public’s help Valley News Live · Aug 4
• Missing teen featured on gas pumps across the state The Mighty 790 KFGO · Aug 4
• North Dakota rancher’s ‘one-time’ poetry event reaches 40-year milestone - KFYR-TV KFYR-TV · May 22
• Clifford "Cliff" J. Maychrzak Obituary Aug 13, 2026 Krebsbach Funeral Service · Aug 13

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What Makes Sentinel Butte Unique

• The only place in America named Sentinel Butte — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 70 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southwestern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sentinel Butte

• Camels Hump Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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