Lightning Creek TownshipND
A town of 18.
Is Lightning Creek Township a good place to live?
Lightning Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
18 people, and everyone knows the way
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Lightning 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.
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The climate in Lightning Creek Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher typical July afternoon high than Lightning Creek Township. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 6° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, more of Lightning Creek Township’s adults have high blood pressure
In Lightning Creek Township, 78% of adults had a checkup this year, above North Dakota’s towns (73%) and close to U.S. towns (79%). Among 24 North Dakota towns, just one has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Lightning Creek Township. For adults in the town, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 20%. Against the North Dakota average, Lightning Creek Township comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 11.
| Lightning Creek Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.9% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lightning Creek Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.9% | 21.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 76.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 2.1% of Lightning Creek Township
The concentration of trails for Lightning Creek Township comes to 1.0 miles per square mile. 37 miles of trail.
| Lightning Creek Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Lightning Creek Township is cold waves, at a moderate overall level
Lightning Creek Township’s FEMA risk score is 51 of 100. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 29% to hail.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lightning Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lightning Creek Township; the nearest are
About Lightning Creek Township
Township in Adams County, North Dakota
Lightning Creek Township is a township in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14.
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Is Lightning Creek Township, ND a good place to live?
Lightning Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.