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Grand River Township, Bowman County, North Dakota
North Dakota›Bowman County

Grand River TownshipND

A town of 13.

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Photo: Ragazzi3 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Is Grand River Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

13 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Grand River Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Grand River 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 Grand River Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBowman County Public School District 1Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBowman County AuditorBowman County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2021
ZIP code5862358623 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 Grand River Township.

Natural hazards

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

Grand River Township’s FEMA hazard score is 27 of 100, against 40 of 100 in North Dakota’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. 46% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 23%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.

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

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Grand River Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher July high than Grand River Township. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 7° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–31°
Spring29–55°
Summer53–82°
Fall31–58°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Grand River Township is

Among adults in Grand River Township, 19% have been diagnosed with depression, below both the North Dakota town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). Of 32 CDC measures, Grand River Township beats the North Dakota average on 2 and trails it on 6. Also worth knowing: 37% of adults have high blood pressure in the town. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Grand River Township.

Grand River TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%29%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%22%16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)19%21%23%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better24 too close to call6 worse
What stands outGrand River TownshipND
More adults treating high blood pressure80.7%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.9%82.7%
More adults with heart disease7.9%6.1%
Southwest Healthcare Services
15 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

Grand River Township keeps 3.5% of its land conserved

29 miles of trail. The trail density for Grand River Township comes to 0.8 miles per square mile.

3.5%conserved
Grand River TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.8 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land3.5%2.8%4.3%
3.5%
conserved · 791 of 22,845 acres
29 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Grand River Township

12pages on Grand River Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Grand River Township; the nearest are

About Grand River Township

Township in North Dakota, United States

Grand River Township is a civil township in Bowman County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12.

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Questions about Grand River Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Grand River Township, ND a good place to live?

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