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A town of 112, settled in 1899.
Barney Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 115 in 1960, 40 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2009 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Barney 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Barney Township.
On expected storm and flood damage, Barney Township sits below 84% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 46% come from cold waves and 21% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Barney Township at 112 residents, down 4.3% since 2020. Children under 18 are 37% of residents (24% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (25% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 28% have a four-year degree or more, against 33% across North Dakota.
Somewhere between 11% and 77% women
The Census survey reached too few of Barney Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±33.2 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Barney Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.8% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.9% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.2% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.6% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.5% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 28.8% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 1.8% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.4% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.1% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 44.9% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.5% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 2° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Barney Township: 5.7% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, below both the North Dakota town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). Against the North Dakota average, Barney Township comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. For adults here, the share who feel lonely is 27%. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Barney Township.
| Barney Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Barney Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.3% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.4% | 6.5% |
| More adults with arthritis | 29.8% | 25.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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None within 15 miles of Barney Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Barney Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
City in North Dakota, United States
Barney is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 40 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 43 in 2025. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Barney Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.