Belcourt, North Dakota

Belcourt, North Dakota
CDP
Belcourt water tower and Turtle Mountain Middle School
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Coordinates: 48°50′30″N 99°44′41″W / 48.84167°N 99.74472°W / 48.84167; -99.74472
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Rolette
Area [1]
• Total	6.01 sq mi (15.57 km2)
• Land	5.81 sq mi (15.05 km2)
• Water	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,962 ft (598 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,510
• Density	259.90/sq mi (100.34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58316
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-05740[3]
GNIS feature ID	2393335[2]

Belcourt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. It is within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. The population was 1,510 at the 2020 census.^[4]

The community is the seat of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Belcourt was originally known as Siipiising, which is Anishinaabe (Chippewa) for "creek that sings with life-giving water." The name refers to what European Americans called "Ox Creek", which flows through the center of town. The town is served by different forms of media, such as KEYA, a tribal radio station that can be found at 88.5 FM; and the Turtle Mountain Times, the tribally owned newspaper that was established in 2003.