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Lake Williams, North Dakota
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Lake Williams TownshipND

The town was settled in 1916 and has 22 residents today.

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Lake Williams Township, ND · Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Lake Williams Township a good place to live?

Lake Williams Township’s midpoint age is 67.9 years, above both the North Dakota town median (33.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lake Williams Township. 64% of the land in Lake Williams Township is conserved, above both the North Dakota town median (2.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Lake Williams Wildlife Management Area, at 47 acres. Lake Williams Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

22 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Frettim TownshipPettibone TownshipBuckeye TownshipRobinson TownshipMerkel TownshipFrettim TownshipPettibone TownshipBuckeye TownshipRobinson TownshipMerkel TownshipLake Williams Township
Getting set up

Moving to Lake Williams Township: who provides what

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

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lake Williams Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsKidder County 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 hereKidder County AuditorKidder County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes58478, 5847558478 83% · 58475 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 Lake Williams Township.

Outdoors

Protected land: nearly a third of Lake Williams Township

Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 29 miles. The concentration of trails in Lake Williams Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.

64.3%conserved
64.3%
conserved · 14,638 of 22,764 acres
29 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lake Williams Wildlife Management Area0.5 mi47

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

Climate

In Lake Williams Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 81° and January nights drop to -1°.

81°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–21°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–79°
Fall31–54°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
81°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Lake Williams Township, with cold waves at the top

In Lake Williams Township, the FEMA risk score is 65 of 100. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 20% to inland flooding.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, more of Lake Williams Township’s adults have high blood pressure

Just over a quarter of adults feel lonely in Lake Williams Township. Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Lake Williams Township. Of 32 CDC measures, Lake Williams Township beats the North Dakota average on 6 and trails it on 10.

Lake Williams TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%31%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)26%29%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%8.9%12%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
6 better16 too close to call10 worse
What stands outLake Williams TownshipND
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.1%8.9%
Fewer binge drinkers17%21.3%
More adults with heart disease10.4%6.1%
Carrington Health Center
34.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lake Williams Township

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Lake Williams Township; the nearest are

About Lake Williams Township

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

Lake Williams is an unincorporated community in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. Lake Williams is located on the north shore of Lake Williams near North Dakota Highway 36, 4.6 miles (7.4 km) west-northwest of Pettibone.

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

Elevation
1,804 ft

Questions about Lake Williams Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lake Williams Township, ND a good place to live?

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