Glenwood TownshipND
A town of 159.
Is Glenwood Township a good place to live?
2.4% of working residents work locally in Glenwood Township, below both the North Dakota town median (39%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower January low than Glenwood Township. Nordre Trefoldegheds Menigheds is on the National Register of Historic Places. Glenwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
159 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Glenwood Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Glenwood 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 Glenwood Township.
More children than North Dakota overall
Nearly a quarter of Glenwood Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, below both North Dakota’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (29%). Children under 18 are nearly half of residents (24% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (25% statewide). The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Glenwood Township at 159 residents, down 2.5% since 2020.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
40% women, 60% men
About 149 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±8.6 points). Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Glenwood Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 30.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.1% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 3.4% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 20.9% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.4% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.1% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11% | 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
Most of Glenwood Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.6 jobs for each of them
Jobs based in Glenwood Township fell to 51 in 2023, 57 fewer than in 2013. Commuting out is the norm locally: 2% of working residents work locally. Its average trip to work is 13 minutes. The top destinations are Grafton (19%), Grand Forks (11%) and Fargo (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Glenwood Township, with inland flooding at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in Glenwood Township, 37% come from inland flooding and 26% from cold waves. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Glenwood Township’s year
July afternoons reach 80° and January nights drop to -2°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Glenwood Township is
34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Glenwood Township. This North Dakota town does better than the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Glenwood Township. In Glenwood Township, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink, and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Glenwood Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Glenwood Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 76.3% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 85.2% | 82.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Glenwood Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Glenwood Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Glenwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
98% of working residents leave Glenwood Township for work
Where Glenwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Glenwood Township
Township in North Dakota, United States
Glenwood Township is a township in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. 53.5% (114) of the population are male, and the other 46.5% (99) are female.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
Questions about Glenwood Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glenwood Township, ND a good place to live?
Glenwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.