Golden Valley County, North Dakota
23 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,653
- Median household income
- $68,021
- ±13,794
- Unemployed
- 3.4%
- 28 of 816 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.8%
- 628 of 699 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Golden Valley | 1,770 (2021) | Po Box 67, Beach | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
Townships 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Beach | 160 (2021) | 3910 169th Ave Sw, Beach | — |
| Township of Bullion | 33 (2021) | 16063 52nd St Sw, Golva | — |
| Township of Delhi | 39 (2021) | 2950 161st Ave Sw, Sentinel Butte | — |
| Township of Elk Creek | 6 (2021) | 15850 Elk Creek Rd, Beach | — |
| Township of Garner | 12 (2021) | 4768 Red Hills Rd, Sentinel Butte | — |
| Township of Henry | 23 (2021) | 16336 County Line Rd, Beach | — |
| Township of Lone Tree | 154 (2021) | Po Box 153, Golva | — |
| Township of Pearl | 6 (2021) | 891 Pearl Rd, Trotters | — |
| Township of Saddle Butte | 49 (2021) | 16240 28th St Sw, Beach | — |
| Township of Sentinel | 63 (2021) | 15571 Square Butte RD., Sentinel Butte | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Valley County Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 748, Beach | — |
| Golden Valley County Rural Ambulance Service District | Health | Po Box 718, Beach | — |
| Central Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 926, Beach | — |
| Golva Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | P.o. Box 192, Golva | — |
| Sentinel Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 61 E Front St, Sentinel Butte | — |
| Beach Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 699, Beach | — |
| Golva Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 186, Golva | — |
| Sentinel Public Recreation Service District | Parks and recreation | 402 E Grove St, Sentinel Butte | — |
| Golden Valley Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 490, Beach | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BEACH 3
School district4 schools
600 N Central Ave, Beach, ND, 58621
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LONE TREE 6
School district1 schools
301 Terrell Ave, Golva, ND, 58632
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Watford Market (Watford City)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.