In Golden Glen Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 30 of 100. Nearly half of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by strong winds at 15%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.

30risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesStrong windInland flooding

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters29 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready17 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Golden Glen Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Golden Glen Township’s typical July afternoon high is 81°F.

37″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–23°

Spring30–53°

Summer56–79°

Fall33–55°

Oct 2

typical first frost

May 7

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 2°Rain & snow37″ of snow a winter · 22 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Golden Glen Township’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

For adults in Golden Glen Township, the share who feel lonely is 27%. Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Golden Glen Township. Even so, nearly a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression here, below both the North Dakota town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). Against the North Dakota average, Golden Glen Township comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12.

	Golden Glen Township	North Dakota towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	27%	29%	33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	39%	31%	35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	13%	15%	17%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	13%	8.9%	12%

32 measures vs. North Dakota

4 better16 too close to call12 worse

What stands out	Golden Glen Township	ND
Fewer binge drinkers	17.7%	21.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure	82.6%	76.3%
More adults with heart disease	9.2%	6.1%

CHI Oakes Hospital

33.1 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby33.1 miles to an ER · CHI Oakes Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than ND on 4 of 32

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

Outdoors

Protected land: 7.3% of Golden Glen Township

The concentration of trails for Golden Glen Township comes to 0.9 miles per square mile, close to North Dakota’s towns (0.7) and above U.S. towns (0.4). 30 miles of trail. Also worth knowing: only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of conserved land than Golden Glen Township.

7.3%conserved