Gibbs TownshipND
A town of 2,856.
Is Gibbs Township a good place to live?
Gibbs Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 4th among North Dakota's 23 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $156K. A typical home there costs about $475K, 5.6 years of the Bismarck metro’s $85K median household income. Gibbs Township’s median household income is $156,000, above both North Dakota’s towns ($72,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). On walkability, just 3 of North Dakota’s 68 towns do worse. Gibbs Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns.
Gibbs Township has grown 52% since 2010
1,858 counted in 2010 and 2,793 in 2020; an estimated 2,856 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Gibbs Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Dakota), ordered by how far Gibbs Township is from typical.
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Moving to Gibbs Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gibbs 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 Gibbs Township.
Gibbs Township sends most of its workers to Bismarck and beyond and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of North Dakota; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of North Dakota (mostly cold waves).
For health, Gibbs Township earns an A
Against the 2,407 U.S. towns with household incomes like Gibbs Township’s, it is healthier than 52%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
13% of Gibbs Township adults report frequent mental distress. Gibbs Township beats the North Dakota average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Gibbs Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Gibbs Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Gibbs Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 10.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 4% of Gibbs Township
30 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Robert W. Henderson Wildlife Management Area, 571 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. Gibbs Township’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Gibbs Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4% | 2.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McDowell Dam Recreation Area | 3.4 mi | 154 |
| 2. Robert W. Henderson Wildlife Management Area | 1.1 mi | 571 |
| 3. Apple Valley Community Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About two in three of Gibbs Township’s working residents commute to Bismarck
Gibbs Township has 266 jobs for its 1,470 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Gibbs Township for work: only 1% work in town. 1.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Gibbs Township. Since 2013, Gibbs Township has added 129 jobs, to 266 in 2023.
| Gibbs Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Gibbs Township, with cold waves at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of North Dakota towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Gibbs Township is 78 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Gibbs Township
January nights average 2.6°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 88% of North Dakota places with climate records; July afternoons average 83°.
Gibbs Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. About 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Gibbs Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3°F | 1°F | 22°F |
| July high | 83°F | 82°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Gibbs Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Gibbs Township
About 5 of every 100 Gibbs Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Gibbs Township for work
Where Gibbs Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Gibbs Township
Township in North Dakota, United States
Gibbs Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,793 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place of Apple Valley is located in southeastern Gibbs Township.
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Gibbs Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Gibbs Township.
| Town | ND rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbs Township | #4 | A− | B | — | B+ | A |
| Bismarck | #8 | B | B | C− | B+ | A |
| Menoken Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naughton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hay Creek Township | #2 | A | B | — | B+ | A |
| Apple Creek Township | #3 | A | B | — | B+ | A− |
Gibbs Township, Hay Creek Township and Apple Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Menoken Township and Naughton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gibbs Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Gibbs Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gibbs Township, ND a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Gibbs Township grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #4 of 23 in North Dakota. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Gibbs 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.