Kief, North Dakota, 2008
Kief’s story
118 years in pictures
Census counts: 307 in 1920, 8 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1929 on.
- 1908Kief is settled
KiefND
A town of 7, settled in 1908.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
7
2025 Census estimate · +0% since 2020
Land area
1 sq mi
Is Kief a good place to live?
Kief’s January low is 1°F, near the North Dakota town median (2°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Kief’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in North Dakota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Kief has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
7 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Land TownshipKief
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Kief: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kief, and how to reach them.
PowerXcel Energy13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Kief’s trash rules yet
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.govWho runs elections hereMcHenry County AuditorMcHenry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code5872358723 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 Kief.
Natural hazards
Kief stands out in North Dakota and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
Kief’s FEMA risk score is 4 of 100.
4risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Kief has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Kief has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. The July high in Kief is 81°F.
41″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter4–22°
Spring29–52°
Summer54–79°
Fall32–54°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
A larger share of adults in Kief have high blood pressure than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town
43% of adults have high blood pressure in Kief. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 1 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Kief. 41% of adults have obesity in Kief.
| Kief | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.9% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 33% |
32 measures vs. North Dakota
7 better13 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Kief | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.7% | 21.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10% | 6.1% |
SMP Health St. Aloisius
27.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Kief
1.4 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Kief.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 792 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kief
14pages on Kief
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kief; the nearest are
About Kief
City in North Dakota, United States
Kief is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 8 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kief was founded in 1908.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1908
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,670 ft
- Area code
- 701
Questions about Kief
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kief, ND a good place to live?
Kief has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.