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History · Saddle Butte Township

85% of Saddle Butte Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1974 on.

0on the National Register
85%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Saddle Butte Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Saddle Butte Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Saddle Butte Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Saddle Butte Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Saddle Butte Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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; the population was 27 in 2000.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 25 to 41 (+64%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Saddle Butte Township on the map, 1974 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Saddle Butte Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Saddle Butte Township on the 1974 USGS mapSaddle Butte Township on the 1983 USGS map1974Hootowl Creek SW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Saddle Butte Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Saddle Butte Township

Nobody well known was born in Saddle Butte Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Isidore Charles NolletCanadian politician · b. 1898
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Jack J. PendletonUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1918
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Vern OechAmerican football player · b. 1913
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Delhi TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeach TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.