Golden Valley County, ND neighbors Billings near Beach metropolitan centre granting an estimated 2020 census population standing at 1,844 making it the 13th most populous county situated hereabouts. Its county seat is Beach with other towns include Sentinel Butte & Golva-Beach itself equates out to Golden Valley's largest city aside from recognized country seat. This area had been established from Billings and Stark Counties back in 1916 when local residents petitioned for new administrative boundaries - posthumously named after Golden Valley landform traversing region prior era Woodrow Wilson .