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Today 483 people live in this town, first settled in 1870.
37% of residents are under 18 in Grand Forks Township, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 22%. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Grand Forks Township. Grand Forks Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Grand Forks Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,705 in 1880, 59,166 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1934 on.
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Jobs in Grand Forks Township grew by 314 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 534. For Grand Forks Township, the typical journey to work is 27 minutes. Half commute less than 5 miles. The top destinations are Grand Forks (66%), Fargo (5%) and East Grand Forks (3%).
| Grand Forks Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Grand Forks Township’s midpoint age is 34.4 years. Children under 18 are 37% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 7% of residents (17% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 32%, against 33% across North Dakota.
| Grand Forks Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.4 years | 33.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 30% | 29% |
Somewhere between 31% and 60% women
The Census survey reached too few of Grand Forks Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.3 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Grand Forks Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 32.7% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 23.1% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22.5% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.9% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 2.4% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 58.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.9% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.1% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
The midsummer high for Grand Forks Township comes to 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
31% of Grand Forks Township adults feel lonely. This North Dakota town tracks North Dakota closely on all 32 CDC measures. Among adults here, 29% have high blood pressure and 74% had a checkup this year.
| Grand Forks Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 22% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 73% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Grand Forks Township break down as 52% from inland flooding and 16% from cold waves. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.6 miles of trail. The density of trails in Grand Forks Township is 0.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grand Forks 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.
Where Grand Forks Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
1 within 15 miles of the center of Grand Forks Township
About 0 of every 100 Grand Forks Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
City in North Dakota, United States
Grand Forks is a city in and the county seat of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 59,166 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 59,845 in 2024, making it the state's third-most populous city, after Fargo and Bismarck. Grand Forks, along with its twin city of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, forms the center of the Grand Forks metropolitan statistical area, which is often called Greater Grand Forks or the Grand Cities. Located on the western banks of the north-flowing Red River of the North, in a flat region known as the Red River Valley, the city is prone to flooding. The 1997 Red River flood devastated the city. Originally called Les Grandes Fourches by f…
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