Fertile TownshipND
A town of 224, settled in 1881.
Is Fertile Township a good place to live?
Fertile Township’s income of the median household is $158,000, where North Dakota’s towns sit at $73,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just one has a lower typical July afternoon high than Fertile Township. Fertile Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
224 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fertile Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fertile 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 Fertile Township.
Young adults are less common in Fertile Township than in North Dakota
The share of adults 25 and older in Fertile Township who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 23%, against 30% in North Dakota’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. 224 people lived in Fertile Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 4.7% fewer than in 2020.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 1% and 73% women
The Census survey reached too few of Fertile Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±35.7 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Fertile Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 29.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 23% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.4% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 11% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 32.9% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Top of a low hazard risk in Fertile Township: inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Fertile Township than in 77% of U.S. communities. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 26%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fertile Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
The January low for Fertile Township comes to -2°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fertile Township has 0.8 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Commuting out is the norm locally: 1% of working residents work locally. Fertile Township’s typical journey to work stands at 21 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Fertile Township dropped by 550, to 58. The top destinations are Park River (15%), Grafton (15%) and Grand Forks (15%).
| Fertile Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, more of Fertile Township’s adults have high blood pressure
For adults in Fertile Township, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 20%. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Fertile Township. This North Dakota town does better than the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 12. Among adults locally, 28% feel lonely and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Fertile Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fertile Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 76.3% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 84.8% | 82.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.9% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Fertile Township is conserved land
11 miles of trail. Fertile Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fertile Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fertile Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Fertile Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Fertile Township
Township in North Dakota, United States
Fertile Township is a township in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. 51.6% (127) of the population are male, and the other 48.4% (119) are female.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
Questions about Fertile Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fertile Township, ND a good place to live?
Fertile Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.