Hardscrabble TownshipND
A town of 107.
Is Hardscrabble Township a good place to live?
26% of residents live below the poverty line in Hardscrabble Township, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 9.8% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Hardscrabble Township. Hardscrabble Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
107 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hardscrabble Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hardscrabble 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 Hardscrabble Township.
Hardscrabble Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
Of the losses FEMA expects in Hardscrabble Township, 36% come from cold waves and 34% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hardscrabble Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher peak summer temperature than Hardscrabble Township. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 3° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hardscrabble Township is
Hardscrabble Township: just over a third of adults feel lonely. Against the North Dakota average, Hardscrabble Township comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12. The share of adults in Hardscrabble Township who had a checkup this year is 69%, below both North Dakota’s towns (73%) and U.S. towns (79%). Also worth knowing: among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Hardscrabble Township.
| Hardscrabble Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 73% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 29% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 8.9% | 12% |
| What stands out | Hardscrabble Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.5% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.7% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.5% of Hardscrabble Township is conserved land
21 miles of trail. Hardscrabble Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Hardscrabble Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Hardscrabble Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hardscrabble Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Hardscrabble Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Questions about Hardscrabble Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hardscrabble Township, ND a good place to live?
Hardscrabble Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.