Apple Creek TownshipND
A town of 3,515.
Is Apple Creek Township a good place to live?
Apple Creek Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $412K, 4.8 years of the Bismarck metro’s $85K median household income. It grades A overall, 3rd of 23 graded towns in North Dakota. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities, with cold waves at the top. On the plus side, the median household earns $157K. Apple Creek Township’s median household income is $157,000, above both the North Dakota town median ($72,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 6 of North Dakota’s 68 towns score lower on walkability. Apple Creek Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns.
What makes Apple Creek Township stand out
Where Apple Creek Township beats most towns.
Apple Creek Township has grown 32% since 2010
2,652 counted in 2010 and 3,452 in 2020; an estimated 3,515 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Apple Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Dakota), ordered by how far Apple Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Apple Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Apple Creek Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Apple Creek Township.
Apple Creek Township sends most of its workers to Bismarck and beyond and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of North Dakota; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of North Dakota (mostly cold waves).
Residents of Apple Creek Township are healthier than 84% of U.S. towns
Against the 2,361 U.S. towns with household incomes like Apple Creek Township’s, it is less healthy than 69%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Apple Creek Township beats the North Dakota average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 22% of adults binge drink in Apple Creek Township.
| Apple Creek Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 22% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Apple Creek Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 18.8% | 21.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Apple Creek Township beat 73% of North Dakota districts
Its public schools are run by the Apple Creek 39 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Creek Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 78 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ND on state tests and graduation
Conserved land covers 2.5% of Apple Creek Township
23 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Apple Creek Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About two in three of Apple Creek Township’s working residents commute to Bismarck
Apple Creek Township has 267 jobs for its 1,728 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 25.7 minutes, against 17.9 across North Dakota.
Most working residents leave Apple Creek Township for work: only 1% work in town. 2.2% of Apple Creek Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Apple Creek Township has added 66 jobs, to 267 in 2023.
| Apple Creek Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 5.5% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Apple Creek Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of North Dakota towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Apple Creek Township
January nights average 3°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 90% of North Dakota places with climate records; July afternoons average 83.1°.
Apple Creek Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Apple Creek Township’s January low is 3°F. About 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Apple Creek Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3°F | 1°F | 22°F |
| July high | 83°F | 82°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Apple Creek Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Apple Creek Township
About 1 of every 100 Apple Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Apple Creek Township for work
Where Apple Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Apple Creek Township
Township in North Dakota, United States
Apple Creek Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 3,452 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 3,515 in 2025.
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Apple Creek Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Apple Creek Township.
| Town | ND rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Creek Township | #3 | A | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Lincoln | #1 | A+ | A− | A− | B+ | A− |
| Bismarck | #8 | B | B | C− | B+ | A |
| Gibbs Township | #4 | A− | B | — | B+ | A |
| Boyd Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Missouri Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Apple Creek Township and Gibbs Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Boyd Township and Missouri Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Apple Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Apple Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Apple Creek Township, ND a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Apple Creek Township grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #3 of 23 in North Dakota. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Apple Creek Township, ND expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.