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

BantryND

The town was settled in 1905 and has 5 residents today.

Photo of Bantry

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

Is Bantry a good place to live?

Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Bantry. Bantry’s density of trails is 2.6 miles per square mile, above both North Dakota’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). Bantry has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

5 people, and everyone knows the way

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

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Bantry Township Hall in Bantry, North Dakota 5-23-2008
Bantry Township Hall in Bantry, North Dakota 5-23-2008, 2008
Bantry’s story

121 years in pictures

Census counts: 125 in 1950, 6 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 2 maps from 1950 on.

  • 1905Bantry is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Bantry: who provides what

Bantry is unincorporated, so McHenry County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerXcel Energy13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMcHenry CountyMcHenry County provides services here
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 code5871358713 100%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.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: very low risk in Bantry, mostly wildfire

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Just over a quarter of Bantry’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by cold waves at 26%.

14risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
14Very low riskLowerHigher
WildfireCold wavesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Bantry

For Bantry, the peak summer temperature is 81°F.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–21°
Spring28–52°
Summer54–79°
Fall31–53°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 1 of 592 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 2.6 per sq mi

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

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Everything we know about Bantry

14pages on Bantry
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Bantry; the nearest are

About Bantry

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

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bantry, ND a good place to live?

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