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North Dakota›Mountrail County

Brookbank TownshipND

A town of 26, settled in 1907.

Is Brookbank Township a good place to live?

Brookbank Township’s median age is 17.6 years, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 33.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Brookbank Township. Brookbank Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

26 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Alger TownshipRat Lake TownshipSikes TownshipKnife River TownshipAlger TownshipRat Lake TownshipSikes TownshipKnife River TownshipBrookbank Township
Getting set up

Moving to Brookbank Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterR & T Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brookbank Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsStanley Public School District 2New Town Public School District 12 districts serve Brookbank Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMountrail County AuditorMountrail County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes58784, 5876358784 82% · 58763 18%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 Brookbank Township.

Natural hazards

Brookbank Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 84% of U.S. communities. 45% of Brookbank Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 20%.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Brookbank Township

July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 2° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–23°
Spring28–52°
Summer53–79°
Fall31–54°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Brookbank Township is

The share of adults in Brookbank Township who smoke cigarettes is 17%, above both North Dakota’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (14%). Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Brookbank Township. Brookbank Township: just over a fifth of adults binge drink.

Brookbank TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)21%22%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)73%73%79%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%13%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%37%35%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outBrookbank TownshipND
More adults facing food insecurity14.1%10.7%
More adults facing housing insecurity11.7%8.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14%10.8%
Mountrail County Medical Center
12 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

7.6% of Brookbank Township is conserved land

Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of conserved land than Brookbank Township. 9.3 miles of trail. The town’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.

7.6%conserved
Brookbank TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land7.6%2.8%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.3 miles per square mile0.70.4
7.6%
conserved · 1,736 of 22,812 acres
9.3 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brookbank Township

14pages on Brookbank Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Brookbank Township

About 0 of every 100 Brookbank Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Questions about Brookbank Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Brookbank Township, ND a good place to live?

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