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Bottineau County

county in North Dakota, United States

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Country: United States
State: North Dakota
Founded: January 4, 1873 (created), July 17, 1884 (organized)
Named after: Pierre Bottineau
Seat: Bottineau
Largest city: Bottineau
Total: 1,697.696 sq mi (4,397.01 km )
Land: 1,668.858 sq mi (4,322.32 km )
Water: 28.838 sq mi (74.69 km ) 1.70%
Estimate 2025: 6,284
Density: 3.831/sq mi (1.479/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: At-large
Website: bottineauco.com

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Bottineau County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,379. and was estimated to be 6,284 in 2025. The county seat and the largest city is Bottineau. Bottineau County has several lakes, predominantly in the north and east of the county. Bottineau County is home to Lake Metagoshe & Lake Metagoshe State Park, which is located in the north section of the county.

The Territorial legislature identified Bottineau as being one of the original counties of the territory on January 4, 1873. It was created on July 17, 1884. It is named for Pierre Bottineau (c.1814-1895), a Métis pioneer, hunter, and trapper who became a successful land speculator.