Grant TownshipND
A town of 128.
Is Grant Township a good place to live?
10% of the land in Grant Township is conserved, above both the North Dakota town median (2.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Wild Rice Wildlife Management Area, at 745 acres. Grant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
128 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Grant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant 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 Grant Township.
More children than North Dakota overall
In Grant Township, 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Children under 18 are just over half of residents (24% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 5% of residents (25% statewide). Since 2020, Grant Township has lost 2.3% of its people, to 128 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 28% and 96% women
The Census survey reached too few of Grant Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±34.1 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Grant Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.8% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 32.5% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.2% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 1.3% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.4% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 46.3% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 37.3% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest natural risk in Grant Township is cold waves, at a very low overall level
Grant Township’s FEMA risk score stands at 16 of 100, against 40 of 100 in North Dakota’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. FEMA puts 46% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 21% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Grant Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Hankinson (11%), Wahpeton (9%) and Fargo (8%). Grant Township’s average commute comes in at 13 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 30 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Grant Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 49 inches of snow, with January nights at 2° and July afternoons at 82°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Open space protected for good: 10.3% of Grant Township
Trails total 20 miles in 2 parks and preserves. For Grant Township, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grant Township Wildlife Management Area | 0.3 mi | 155 |
| 2. Wild Rice Wildlife Management Area | — | 745 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Grant Township than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country
Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Grant Township. Just over one in ten adults have diabetes here. This North Dakota town does better than the North Dakota average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 10. In Grant Township, 13% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 28% feel lonely.
| Grant Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 16% |
| What stands out | Grant Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.7% | 5.8% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.3% | 6.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Grant Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grant Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Grant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Grant Township for work
Where Grant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Grant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grant Township, ND a good place to live?
Grant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.