Welcome to Belfield ...

The city of Belfield is located in Stark County<1>.

The location of Belfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Belfield was established in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belfield has a population of 1,016 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Belfield is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Belfield is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Belfield lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Belfield (for example, toward Hebron), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Belfield is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belfield had an population of 1,016 people. This is an increase of 27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belfield had a population of 800 people. This makes Belfield the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Belfield represents 0.12% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 79th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 800 people, the population of Belfield decreased 7.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 866 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Belfield.

Communities Also Named Belfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Belfield - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, South Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belfield.

Communities near Belfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belfield.

• Dickinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Dickinson is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <5>
• South Heart
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Heart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heart
  • South Heart is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Heart <5>
• Medora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Medora is located in Billings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medora <5>
• Fryburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
  • Fryburg is located in Billings County
• New Hradec
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hradec
  • New Hradec is located in Dunn County
  • Former name for New Hradec:
  • Novy Hradec
• Fairfield
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Billings County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Schefield
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schefield
  • Schefield is located in Stark County
• Amidon
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amidon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amidon
  • Amidon is located in Slope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amidon <5>
• New England
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • New England is located in Hettinger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New England <5>
• Gladstone
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Belfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belfield. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belfield ...

Looking for more information about Belfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Belfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Belfield.

Adding Belfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Belfield post office opened in 1883.

We also found Belfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/