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North Dakota›Ramsey County

Harding TownshipND

Population 26: a town in North Dakota.

Is Harding Township a good place to live?

Harding Township’s age of the median resident is 61.1 years, against 33.9 years in North Dakota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower typical July afternoon high than Harding Township. Harding Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

26 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Cato TownshipWebster TownshipSullivan TownshipOverland TownshipMorris TownshipCato TownshipWebster TownshipSullivan TownshipOverland TownshipMorris TownshipHarding Township
Getting set up

Moving to Harding Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Harding Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOtter Tail Power11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGreater Ramsey Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Harding Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsDevils Lake Public School District 1Starkweather Public School District 442 districts serve Harding Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereRamsey County AuditorRamsey County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code5838258382 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 Harding Township.

Natural hazards

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

Compared with nearly three quarters of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Harding Township is lower. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 17% to inland flooding.

26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
26Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, a typical January night in Harding Township is colder

The seasons in Harding Township: cold, snowy winters, pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to -3° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter0–18°
Spring28–49°
Summer54–77°
Fall31–52°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A smaller share of adults in Harding Township feel lonely than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Harding Township. For adults in the town, the share who report frequent mental distress is 12%. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Harding Township. CDC measures, 32 in all: Harding Township beats North Dakota on 11 and trails on 3.

Harding TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)25%29%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)12%15%17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%33%36%
Depression (CDC PLACES)19%21%23%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
11 better18 too close to call3 worse
What stands outHarding TownshipND
Fewer adults facing food insecurity6.8%10.7%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off3.7%5.8%
More adults who have had cancer11%8.2%
CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake
15.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

5.7% of the land in Harding Township is protected from building

28 miles of trail. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of conserved land than Harding Township. Its density of trails is 0.8 miles per square mile.

5.7%conserved
Harding TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.8 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land5.7%2.8%4.3%
5.7%
conserved · 1,316 of 23,209 acres
28 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Harding Township

14pages on Harding Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Harding Township; the nearest are

Questions about Harding Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Harding Township, ND a good place to live?

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