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History · Sibley Butte Township

The history of Sibley Butte Township

Below: maps from 1951 on.

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What stands out about Sibley Butte Township’s past

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The story so far

Sibley Butte Township, in brief

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Sibley Butte Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 9 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 15 to 9 (-40%).

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

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On the map

Sibley Butte Township on the map, 1951 to 1975

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

Sibley Butte Township on the 1951 USGS mapSibley Butte Township on the 1975 USGS map1951McKenzie sheet · 1:62,500

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Pattersons Apple Creek Ranch Landing Stripairport
1cemetery inside Sibley Butte Township
Rose Hill

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Christiania TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTrygg TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMcKenzie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFrancis 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 and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.