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Beach
North Dakotacity
Beach
Total population
899
Median home value
$136,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$62,560
Founded
1902
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Beach is a city in and the county seat of Golden Valley County in the State of North Dakota. The population was 981 at the 2020 census and was estimated to be 993 in 2024. Beach was incorporated in 1909. Walter Losinski was elected mayor of Beach in June 2022. Beach is approximately 1 mile away from Montana.
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History
Beach was first settled circa 1900. It was named for Captain Warren C. Beach of the U.S. Army's 11th Infantry. Beach had led an expedition of railroad surveyors through the area in 1880. The post office was established in 1902, and the town was incorporated first as a village in 1908 and as a city in 1909. It was named the county seat of Golden Valley County in 1912. Roosevelt's speech had a strong conservationist element, suggesting to local ranchers there should only be one cow for every of land, which led to local disenchantment with the president. The incident is likely to have critically influenced his commentary and estrangement with the region, culminating in October 1918. While giving a morale speech regarding World War I in then strongly anti-war North Dakota, a side trip to the Badlands was suggested. Roosevelt demurred, stating "[i]t is a mistake for one to hit the back trail after many years have passed. One finds things have changed, the old picture destroyed, the romance gone . . . It's best that it should be so, but I don't want to see the place again. I'd rather try and remember it as it was."
Geography
Beach is located in western North Dakota along the border with Montana. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Beach, ND from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves433
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves377
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves347
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves335
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves227
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves226
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves225
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves216
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Beach · 146 students · 12.2:1 ratio
- BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Beach · 129 students · 7.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2026-08-132 km SE of Amidon, North Dakota
- M 2.6 — 2014-05-0612 km NNW of Knife River, Montana
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Dakota
- Sentinel Butte7.8 mi away
- Golva12.8 mi away · pop. 97
- Medora22.6 mi away · pop. 198
- Belfield38.3 mi away · pop. 685
- Marmarth42.8 mi away · pop. 100
- Amidon44.3 mi away
- South Heart48 mi away
- Rhame50.1 mi away
- Dickinson57.1 mi away · pop. 25,357
- Bowman58.3 mi away · pop. 1,499
- New England59.9 mi away · pop. 564
- Manning62 mi away · pop. 43
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Beach
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Ayers Pond, Prairie, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-03 · 43 mi
- Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 49 mi
- Wildfire Snow, Custer, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-02 · 63 mi
- Wildfire Alice, Harding, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 77 mi
- Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 143 mi
- Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 159 mi
- Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, MontanaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 173 mi
- Wildfire Kohns, Campbell, WyomingWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 178 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET