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Border TownshipND

A town of 34.

Is Border Township a good place to live?

45% of the land in Border Township is conserved, above both North Dakota’s towns (2.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Border Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

34 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Upland TownshipHarmonious TownshipStoneview TownshipCoalfield TownshipUpland TownshipHarmonious TownshipStoneview TownshipCoalfield TownshipBorder Township
Getting set up

Moving to Border Township: who provides what

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

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterR & T Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Border Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsDivide County 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 hereDivide County AuditorDivide County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2022
ZIP codes58765, 5879558765 79% · 58795 21%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 Border Township.

Outdoors

In Border Township, nearly a third of the land is conserved

18 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Border Township comes to 0.5 miles per square mile, near both the North Dakota town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).

45%conserved
45%
conserved · 10,313 of 22,919 acres
18 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi

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

Natural hazards

In Border Township, the FEMA risk score runs lower than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

Expected losses in Border Township break down as 34% from cold waves and 27% from inland flooding.

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FEMA risk score
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FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Border Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler

The seasons in Border Township: cold, snowy winters, pleasant summers, with very little rain.

37″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–20°
Spring27–50°
Summer52–77°
Fall30–52°
Sep 20
typical first frost
May 18
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Border Township is

Border Township: 14% of adults report frequent mental distress. CDC measures, 32 in all: Border Township beats North Dakota on 2 and trails on 8. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Border Township.

Border TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%29%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%22%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%31%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%33%36%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outBorder TownshipND
More adults treating high blood pressure80.1%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.7%82.7%
More adults with COPD7.8%5.9%
St. Luke's Hospital
16.1 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 Border Township

13pages on Border Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Border Township; the nearest are

Questions about Border Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Border Township, ND a good place to live?

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