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North Dakota›Adams County

Cedar TownshipND

This town in North Dakota has a population of 20.

Is Cedar Township a good place to live?

Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher January low than Cedar Township. Cedar Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

20 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Maine TownshipDarling Springs TownshipWagendorf TownshipMaine TownshipDarling Springs TownshipWagendorf TownshipCedar Township
Getting set up

Moving to Cedar Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cedar Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHettinger Public School District 13Which 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 hereAdams County AuditorAdams County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code5863958639 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 Cedar Township.

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Cedar Township

Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher peak summer temperature than Cedar Township. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 6° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–29°
Spring29–54°
Summer53–81°
Fall31–57°
Sep 18
typical first frost
May 24
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Cedar Township than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country

In Cedar Township, 20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 23%. Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Cedar Township. Among adults locally, 28% feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cedar Township is ahead of North Dakota on 4 and behind on 12.

Cedar TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%31%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%8.9%12%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%29%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
4 better16 too close to call12 worse
What stands outCedar TownshipND
Fewer binge drinkers16.9%21.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure83%76.3%
More adults with heart disease9.5%6.1%
West River Regional Medical Center
16.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 1.6% of Cedar Township

22 miles of trail. Cedar Township’s trail density stands at 0.7 miles per square mile, near the North Dakota town median (0.7) and above the median of U.S. towns (0.4).

1.6%conserved
Cedar TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land1.6%2.8%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.7 miles per square mile0.70.4
1.6%
conserved · 316 of 20,114 acres
22 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi

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

Natural hazards

Cedar Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

Cedar Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 51 of 100. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by hail at 29%.

51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesHailInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cedar Township

13pages on Cedar Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Cedar Township; the nearest are

About Cedar Township

Township in Adams County, North Dakota

Cedar Township is a township in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6, down from 24 at the 2010 census.

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

Questions about Cedar Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Cedar Township, ND a good place to live?

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