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Barton Sportsman Club - Barton, North Dakota 7-18-2009
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BartonND

A town in North Dakota.

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

Land area
0 sq mi

Is Barton a good place to live?

Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower January low than Barton. We don’t grade Barton yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Barton: who provides what

Barton is unincorporated, so Pierce County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOtter Tail Power11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPierce CountyPierce County provides services here
SchoolsRugby Public School District 5Which 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 herePierce County AuditorPierce County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2022
ZIP code5838458384 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 Barton.

Natural hazards

Top of a very low hazard risk in Barton: cold waves

The FEMA risk score for Barton comes to 11 of 100, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 40 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Expected losses in Barton break down as 52% from cold waves and 18% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Barton once, in 2009.

11risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
11Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageBarton’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery low riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in BartonGet ready22 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

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

Climate

In Barton, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

The typical July afternoon high for Barton comes to 80°F, below both the North Dakota town median (82°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter-0–20°
Spring27–51°
Summer53–78°
Fall30–53°
Sep 20
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageBarton’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 80°, January lows -4°Rain & snow43″ of snow a winter · 18 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in Barton have high blood pressure than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

13% of adults report frequent physical distress in Barton. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Barton. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Barton is ahead of North Dakota on 8 and behind on 9.

BartonNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)27%29%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%31%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%22%16%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
8 better15 too close to call9 worse
What stands outBartonND
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.3%8.9%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.8%5.8%
More adults who have had cancer11.1%8.2%
Heart of America Medical Center
12.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
Full pageBarton’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby12.9 miles to an ER · Heart of America Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than ND on 8 of 32

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Barton

13pages on Barton
The big questions
HealthBetter than ND on 8 of 32 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 11% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
PlacesAttractions5 nearby · Denbigh Experimental Forest 26 miLibraryHeart of America LibraryColleges
The story
HistorySettled 1887Climate80° summer highs · 43″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Barton; the nearest are

Dakota College at BottineauCommunity college · Public · Bottineau25.5 mi$5,388 in-state tuitionMinot State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Minot54.7 mi$8,702 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Barton

Census-designated place & unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

Barton is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Barton had a population of 13.

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

Established
1887
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,506 ft
Area code
701

Questions about Barton

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Barton, ND a good place to live?

We don’t grade Barton yet; the figures below are still real. A town in North Dakota.