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Bantry Township Hall in Bantry, North Dakota 5-23-2008
North Dakota›McHenry County

Bantry TownshipND

A town of 46, settled in 1905.

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Photo of Bantry Township

Bantry Township, ND · Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗

Is Bantry Township a good place to live?

31% of the land in Bantry Township is conserved, above both the North Dakota town median (2.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge, 1,745 acres with 3.3 miles of trail. Bantry Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

46 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Layton TownshipWagar TownshipMouse River TownshipLayton TownshipWagar TownshipMouse River TownshipBantry Township
Getting set up

Moving to Bantry Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Bantry Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerXcel Energy13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bantry Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTGU Public School District 60Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMcHenry County AuditorMcHenry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes58713, 5878858713 51% · 58788 49%Census 2020

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 Bantry Township.

Natural hazards

Bantry Township has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire

On expected storm and flood damage, Bantry Township sits below 86% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Bantry Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. FEMA puts just over a quarter of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 26% to cold waves.

14risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
14Very low riskLowerHigher
WildfireCold wavesInland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Bantry Township

40 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Bantry Township’s density of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both North Dakota’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4).

31.2%conserved
31.2%
conserved · 7,133 of 22,862 acres
40 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge3.3 mi1,745

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Bantry Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

In Bantry Township, the midsummer high is 81°F.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–20°
Spring28–51°
Summer54–79°
Fall30–53°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, more of Bantry Township’s adults have high blood pressure

13% of Bantry Township adults report frequent mental distress. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Bantry Township. This North Dakota town beats the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

Bantry TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%31%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%22%16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%29%33%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
What stands outBantry TownshipND
More adults treating high blood pressure81.5%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked86.5%82.7%
More adults with heart disease8.3%6.1%
St. Andrew's Hospital
23.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bantry Township

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After high school

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About Bantry Township

CDP & Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

Bantry is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 6 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 44 in 2025. It is part of the Minot micropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1905
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,460 ft
ZIP code
58713
Area code
701

Questions about Bantry Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bantry Township, ND a good place to live?

Bantry Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.