| Pickering Township | |
| Other Name: | Township of Pickering |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 48.8833°N -100.5339°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bottineau |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | circa 1920 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.57 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1627 |
| Elevation M: | 496 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 census |
| Population Total: | 193 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code[2] [3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Pickering Township is a civil township in Bottineau County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Its population was 193 as of the 2010 census, down from 213 at the 2000 census.
Pickering Township was organized sometime between 1910 and 1920 from Vinge School Township and the western portion of Bottineau School Township.
Reportedly, in 1883, Norwegian settlers from Polk County, Minnesota, established the first Norwegian settlement in Bottineau County near Carbury in present-day Pickering Township. Other Norwegians followed in 1886.[4]
Pickering Township is located in Township 162N, Range 76W.[5] [6] North Dakota Highway 14 is a primary highway in the township, and the city of Bottineau, which is the county seat, is located in the southeast corner of the township.
According to the 2010 United States Census, the township has a total area of 35.57sqmi, of which 35.557sqmi is land and 0.013sqmi is water.[2]
Carbury Dam is a public fishing area located 1miles south and 1miles west of Carbury. It is managed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.[7]