140 years in pictures
Census counts: 264 in 1900, a peak of 457 in 1910, 9 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
- 1886Churchs Ferry is settled
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With 4 residents, this town was settled in 1886.
Churchs Ferry’s age of the median resident is 63.7 years, above both the North Dakota town median (33.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower January low than Churchs Ferry. Churchs Ferry’s density of trails is 6.5 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in North Dakota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Churchs Ferry has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 264 in 1900, a peak of 457 in 1910, 9 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
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FEMA puts 43% of Churchs Ferry’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 17% to inland flooding. In Churchs Ferry, the risk rating from FEMA is 26 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Churchs Ferry after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical July afternoon high for Churchs Ferry comes to 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
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Churchs Ferry is unincorporated, so Ramsey County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
None within 15 miles of Churchs Ferry; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Churchs Ferry residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
CDP & Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States
Churchs Ferry is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 9 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 6 in 2025. That has been impacted by the expansion of nearby Devils Lake.
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Churchs Ferry has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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