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North Dakota›Golden Valley County

Garner TownshipND

A town of 15.

Is Garner Township a good place to live?

Garner Township’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, above both the North Dakota town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Garner Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

15 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Sentinel TownshipBullion TownshipSentinel TownshipBullion TownshipGarner Township
Getting set up

Moving to Garner Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Garner Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Garner Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLone Tree Public School District 6Beach Public School District 32 districts serve Garner Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGolden Valley County AuditorGolden Valley County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code5865458654 100%Census 2020

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 Garner Township.

Natural hazards

Garner Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves

Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Garner Township, 76% come from cold waves and 9% from inland flooding.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Garner Township: four seasons and pleasant summers

No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher July high than Garner Township. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 6° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–30°
Spring30–55°
Summer53–82°
Fall31–57°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Garner Township than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country

Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Garner Township. Garner Township: 14% of adults have diabetes. The share of adults in Garner Township who have been diagnosed with depression is 20%, below both North Dakota’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (23%). Against the North Dakota average, Garner Township comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12.

Garner TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%31%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)27%29%33%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%8.9%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%22%16%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
4 better16 too close to call12 worse
What stands outGarner TownshipND
Fewer binge drinkers17.8%21.3%
More adults screened for colon cancer70.5%64.9%
More adults with COPD9%5.9%
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital
38 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Garner Township has set aside 6.3% of its land for conservation

44 miles of trail. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of conserved land than Garner Township.

6.3%conserved
6.3%
conserved · 1,430 of 22,779 acres
44 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Garner Township

14pages on Garner Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Garner Township; the nearest are

About Garner Township

Township in North Dakota, United States

Garner Township is a township in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 12 at the 2020 census.

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Questions about Garner Township

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Is Garner Township, ND a good place to live?

Garner Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.