History of Bottineau, ND By brookepiatz Jul 20, 1883 Bottineau was founded as Oak Creek Bottineau ND Wikipedia Jul 17, 1884 Bottineau was renamed Bottineau ND Wikipedia Jul 20, 1978 Tommy Turtle was built Tommy Turtle Jul 20, 2000 Population 2,336 2000 CensusIn the 2000 year Census, Bottineau's population was 2,336. Jul 20, 2012 Population 2,211 2011 Census
