Creel TownshipND
A town of 1,388.
Is Creel Township a good place to live?
The best of Creel Township’s subject grades is a B+ for incomes; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 2.9% of working residents work locally in Creel Township, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 8%. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 1 have a lower July high than Creel Township. Creel Township's public schools trail 78% of North Dakota towns on state tests and graduation. 56% of the land in Creel Township is conserved, above both North Dakota’s towns (2.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Creel Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. Creel Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Creel Township stand out
Where Creel Township beats most towns.
1,388 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Creel Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Dakota), ordered by how far Creel Township is from typical.
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Moving to Creel Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Creel 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 Creel Township.
Creel Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
5.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower trail density than Creel Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. East Bay Wildlife Management Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cold waves leads a low hazard risk in Creel Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 186 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Creel Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of Creel Township’s working residents commute to Devils Lake
Most working residents leave Creel Township for work: only 3% work in town. Creel Township’s average trip to work is 11 minutes. Since 2013, Creel Township has added 33 jobs, to 151 in 2023.
| Creel Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 11 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than North Dakota overall
Children under 18 are 35% of residents (24% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (25% statewide). 23% of residents are 65 or older in Creel Township. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across North Dakota.
| Creel Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 13% | 18% |
| Median age | 35.4 years | 33.9 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 143 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±8.6 points). Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Creel Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 27.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.4% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.8% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.7% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.7% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Creel Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Creel Township has cold winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. The January low in Creel Township is -2°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, more of Creel Township’s adults have high blood pressure
37% of Creel Township adults have high blood pressure. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Creel Township. 13% of Creel Township adults have diabetes.
| Creel Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.9% | 12% |
| What stands out | Creel Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 17.6% | 21.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.2% | 10.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Creel Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Creel Township
About 3 of every 100 Creel Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
97% of working residents leave Creel Township for work
Where Creel Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Creel Township
Township in North Dakota, United States
Creel Township is one of 36 townships in Ramsey County, located in the state of North Dakota. In the 2020 United States Census, the population was listed at 1,394.
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Questions about Creel Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Creel Township, ND expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.