Belcourt, ND

Belcourt is a census-designated place in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,510 residents. Belcourt is within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. The community is the seat of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Belcourt's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider North Dakota setting. The local scoop is how Belcourt's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. " The name refers to what European Americans called "Ox Creek", which flows through the center of town. Belcourt was laid out in 1884. The community was named Belcourt in honour of Georges-Antoine Belcourt.