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North Dakota›Ward County

Linton TownshipND

A town of 24.

Is Linton Township a good place to live?

Linton Township’s median age is 70.3 years, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 33.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Linton Township. 47% of the land in Linton Township is conserved, above both North Dakota’s towns (2.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Linton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

24 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Tolgen TownshipLund TownshipVang TownshipAnna TownshipTolgen TownshipLund TownshipVang TownshipAnna TownshipLinton Township
Getting set up

Moving to Linton Township: who provides what

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

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PowerXcel Energy13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Linton Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLewis and Clark Public School District 161Which 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 hereWard County AuditorWard County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2026
ZIP codes58756, 5877958756 80% · 58779 20%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 Linton Township.

Outdoors

Nearly a third of Linton Township is conserved land

24 miles of trail. Linton Township’s density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.

46.9%conserved
46.9%
conserved · 10,734 of 22,875 acres
24 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi

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

Natural hazards

Low risk in Linton Township, with cold waves at the top

The FEMA hazard score in Linton Township is 21 of 100. Expected losses in Linton Township break down as 43% from cold waves and 27% from inland flooding.

21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
21Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Linton Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

Among 24 North Dakota towns, just one has a lower peak summer temperature than Linton Township. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 1° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–23°
Spring28–52°
Summer53–79°
Fall31–54°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Linton Township is

38% of Linton Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Against the North Dakota average, Linton Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2.

Linton TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)21%22%16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%15%17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)38%33%36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%73%79%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
1 better29 too close to call2 worse
What stands outLinton TownshipND
More adults getting cholesterol checked84.9%82.7%
More adults sleeping under 7 hours37.7%32.7%
Trinity Hospitals
23.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Linton Township

14pages on Linton Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Linton Township; the nearest are

Questions about Linton Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Linton Township, ND a good place to live?

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