Center TownshipND
A town of 424, founded in 1902.
Is Center Township a good place to live?
Center Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Center Township stand out
Where Center Township beats most towns.
424 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Center Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Center Township, and how to reach them.
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 Center Township.
The average trip to work in Center Township is longer than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town
In Center Township, the typical household income is $127,000. 2.7% of working residents work locally locally, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 8%. Center Township: 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs here fell by 117 from 2013 to 2023, to 405.
| Center Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $127,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Center Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 1° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 49 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Center Township is
Nearly three quarters of adults had a checkup this year in Center Township, against 73% in North Dakota’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. In Center Township, 36% of adults have high blood pressure.
| Center Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 73% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Center Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16% | 10.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.9% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 19.1% | 16.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Center Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Of the losses FEMA expects in Center Township, 40% come from cold waves and 32% from inland flooding. Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Since 1997, Center Township has seen 23 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Center Township is conserved land
26 miles of trail. The trail density for Center Township comes to 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Center Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Center Township
About 7 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Dakota.
Every workday, about 399 people come to Center Township for work
Where Center Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Center Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Center Township, ND a good place to live?
Center Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.