Fancher TownshipND
A town of 30.
Is Fancher Township a good place to live?
Fancher Township’s median age is 57.3 years, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 33.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher average commute than Fancher Township. 19% of the land in Fancher Township is conserved, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 2.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Wild Prarie Wildlife Management Area, at 152 acres. Fancher Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
30 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fancher Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fancher 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 Fancher Township.
Low risk in Fancher Township, with cold waves at the top
FEMA puts 43% of Fancher Township’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 17% to inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 19.3% of Fancher Township
16 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. For Fancher Township, the density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wild Prarie Wildlife Management Area | — | 152 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Fancher Township is cooler
Fancher Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to -4° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fancher Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally: a smaller share of its adults feel lonely
Just over one in ten adults in Fancher Township report frequent mental distress; 28% sleep under 7 hours. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Fancher Township. Fancher Township: 15% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Fancher Township.
| Fancher Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 29% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 73% | 79% |
| What stands out | Fancher Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Fancher Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fancher Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Fancher Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Questions about Fancher Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fancher Township, ND a good place to live?
Fancher Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.