Fried TownshipND
A town of 143, settled in 1896.
Is Fried Township a good place to live?
Fried Township’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both North Dakota’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). Fried Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Fried Township stand out
Where Fried Township beats most towns.
143 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fried Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fried 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 Fried Township.
More children than North Dakota overall
25% of Fried Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 29%. Children under 18 are 61% of residents (24% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 2% of residents (25% statewide). This North Dakota town has lost 2.7% of its people since 2020, down to 143 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 100% women
The Census survey reached too few of Fried Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±85.8 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Fried Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 54.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.7% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 20.5% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 40.9% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25% | 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 100, single groups can be off by several points
With 9.4 jobs for every working resident, Fried Township draws in 552 commuters
Fried Township: 3.4% of working residents work locally. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Fried Township. Since 2013, Fried Township has added 105 jobs, to 554 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.
| Fried Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Fried Township is cold waves, at a low overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 44% of Fried Township’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 16% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Fried Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high locally is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fried Township is
Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Fried Township. For adults locally, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 31%.
| Fried Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 33% |
| What stands out | Fried Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.1% | 10.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 5.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
9.1% of Fried Township is conserved land
43 miles of trail. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just one has a higher share of conserved land than Fried Township.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fried Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fried Township
About 9 of every 100 Fried Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Dakota.
Every workday, about 552 people come to Fried Township for work
Where Fried Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Fried Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fried Township, ND a good place to live?
Fried Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.