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Black Butte TownshipND

A town of 31.

Is Black Butte Township a good place to live?

40% of residents live below the poverty line in Black Butte Township, above both the North Dakota town median (9.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Black Butte Township. Black Butte Township’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the North Dakota town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Black Butte Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

31 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Rifle TownshipHavelock TownshipSt. Croix TownshipRifle TownshipHavelock TownshipSt. Croix TownshipBlack Butte Township
Getting set up

Moving to Black Butte Township: who provides what

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

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Black Butte Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMott-Regent Public School District 1Which 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 hereHettinger County AuditorHettinger County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2022
ZIP codes58650, 5864758650 94% · 58647 6%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 Black Butte Township.

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Black Butte Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.

9risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
9Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Black Butte Township

Black Butte Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 5° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–29°
Spring29–54°
Summer53–81°
Fall31–57°
Sep 24
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

78% of adults in Black Butte Township had a checkup this year, against 73% in North Dakota’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns

No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Black Butte Township. 13% of adults have diabetes in Black Butte Township. Black Butte Township beats the North Dakota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

Black Butte TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%8.9%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%22%16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%29%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%15%17%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
3 better20 too close to call9 worse
What stands outBlack Butte TownshipND
More adults screened for colon cancer70.8%64.9%
More adults treating high blood pressure82%76.3%
More adults with heart disease8.8%6.1%
CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson
28.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

Black Butte Township has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation

43 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 38 of 22,748 acres
43 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi

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

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After high school

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Is Black Butte Township, ND a good place to live?

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