Hay Creek TownshipND
A town of 4,380.
What should you know before moving to Hay Creek Township?
Hay Creek Township's standout: the median household earns $161K. Overall it grades A, 2nd among North Dakota's 23 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 94% of the country. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 70% of U.S. communities, with cold waves at the top. Hay Creek Township’s median household income is $161,000, above both North Dakota’s towns ($72,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). No town in North Dakota scores lower than Hay Creek Township on civic life. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns.
What makes Hay Creek Township stand out
Where Hay Creek Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Hay Creek Township for work
Where Hay Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hay Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Dakota), ordered by how far Hay Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Hay Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hay Creek 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 Hay Creek Township.
Hay Creek Township has less tooth loss than most of North Dakota and has colder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of North Dakota; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of North Dakota (mostly cold waves).
Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, fewer of Hay Creek Township’s adults report frequent mental distress
Its widest gap with North Dakota is tooth loss: 6.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.8% statewide. Against the 2,143 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hay Creek Township’s, it is healthier than 64%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Hay Creek Township. Of the 23 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Hay Creek Township. 9.9% of adults report frequent physical distress in Hay Creek Township.
| Hay Creek Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hay Creek Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 10.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer of Hay Creek Township’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town
Hay Creek Township has 514 jobs for its 2,253 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
0.7% of Hay Creek Township residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Hay Creek Township for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Hay Creek Township is 20 minutes.
| Hay Creek Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 0.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hay Creek Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 68% of North Dakota towns, with expected losses of about $2,014 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.2% of Hay Creek Township
13 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Hoge Island Park, at 22 acres.
| Hay Creek Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoge Island Park | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Hay Creek Township
January nights average 3.3°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 91% of North Dakota places with climate records; July afternoons average 82.9°.
Hay Creek Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Hay Creek Township’s January low is 3°F. About 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Hay Creek Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3°F | 1°F | 22°F |
| July high | 83°F | 82°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Hay Creek Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hay Creek Township
About 3 of every 100 Hay Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Hay Creek Township
Civil township in North Dakota, U.S.
Hay Creek Township is a civil township in Burleigh County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,293. The township is part of the Bismarck-Mandan metropolitan area.
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Hay Creek Township’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Hay Creek Township.
| Town | ND rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Creek Township | #2 | A | B | — | B+ | A |
| Bismarck | #8 | B | B | C− | B+ | A |
| Gibbs Township | #4 | A− | B | — | B+ | A |
Hay Creek Township and Gibbs Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hay Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hay Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hay Creek Township, ND a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Hay Creek Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #2 of 23 in North Dakota. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Hay Creek Township, ND expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.