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North Dakota›Bottineau County

Homen TownshipND

A town of 108.

Is Homen Township a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is Lake Metigoshe State Park, at 440 acres. Homen Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

108 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Roland TownshipCordelia TownshipRoland TownshipCordelia TownshipHomen Township
Getting set up

Moving to Homen Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Homen Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBottineau 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 hereBottineau County AuditorBottineau County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2021
ZIP codes58318, 5832958318 83% · 58329 17%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 Homen Township.

Who lives here

Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, the median age in Homen Township is higher

A bachelor’s degree or higher: 29% of adults 25 and older, vs 33% across North Dakota. 16% never finished high school.

68.2median age · ND 35.9
Homen TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Median age68.2 years33.9 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+29%30%29%
Homen TownshipNorth DakotaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma16%
High school38%
Some college0%
Associate’s17%
Bachelor’s29%
Graduate0%
Ages and education in Homen Township
Homen TownshipNDU.S.
Under 100%13%11.6%
10 to 170%10.5%10.3%
18 to 240%11.1%9.1%
25 to 340%14.2%13.7%
35 to 440%13.2%13.2%
45 to 540%10.1%12.2%
55 to 6429%11.4%12.7%
65 to 7433.3%9.6%10.2%
75 and older37.7%7%7%
No diploma15.9%6%10.4%
High school37.7%25.5%26%
Some college0%21.8%19.1%
Associate’s17.4%14%8.8%
Bachelor’s29%23%21.6%
Graduate0%9.7%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Homen Township is lower than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

38% of Homen Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 21%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.

6risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
6Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Homen Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them

The top destinations are Bottineau (30%), Belcourt (6%) and Landa (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Homen Township0%
Bottineau30%
Belcourt6%
Landa4%
Dunseith4%
24 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Homen Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Outdoors

22.1% of Homen Township is conserved land

Across 3 parks and preserves: 30 miles of trail. Homen Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.

22.1%conserved
22.1%
conserved · 6,254 of 28,310 acres
30 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Nickelson Wildlife Management Area0.4 mi157
2. Turtle Mountain Wildlife Management Area0.3 mi163
3. Lake Metigoshe State Park—440

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

Climate

Homen Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers

No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower peak summer temperature than Homen Township. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to -2° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–18°
Spring27–48°
Summer52–75°
Fall30–49°
Sep 24
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Homen Township is

For adults in Homen Township, the share who binge drink is 19%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Homen Township is ahead of North Dakota on 1 and behind on 17. In Homen Township, nearly two in five adults have high blood pressure, and 42% have obesity.

Homen TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%8.9%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%31%35%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%37%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%22%16%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
What stands outHomen TownshipND
More adults treating high blood pressure79.3%76.3%
More adults facing food insecurity16.3%10.7%
St. Andrew's Hospital
11.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Homen Township

15pages on Homen Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Homen Township

About 0 of every 100 Homen Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Homen Township for work

Where Homen Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

30% → Bottineau Bottineau 30% 6% → Belcourt Belcourt 6% 4% → Landa Landa 4% 4% → Dunseith Dunseith 4% 4% → Bismarck Bismarck 4% 4% → Minot Minot 4% Homen Township · 0% stay
4jobs based in Homen Township
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Homen Township

Township in North Dakota, United States

Homen Township is a civil township in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 118.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Questions about Homen Township

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Is Homen Township, ND a good place to live?

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