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Lostwood TownshipND

A town of 40, settled in 1907.

2025 Census estimate · −2.4% since 2020

Is Lostwood Township a good place to live?

58% of the land in Lostwood Township is conserved, against 2.8% in North Dakota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, at 3,253 acres with 7.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Lostwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

40 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

James Hill Township · 6 mi Powers Township · 6 mi Sidonia Township · 6 mi Vanville Township · 6 mi Cottonwood Township · 7 mi Clearwater Township · 8 mi

Sidonia TownshipPowers TownshipJames Hill TownshipVanville TownshipClearwater TownshipLostwood Township

Getting set up

Moving to Lostwood Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →

PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterR & T Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lostwood Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsStanley Public School District 2Which school depends on your addressNCES

Who runs elections hereMountrail County AuditorMountrail County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015

ZIP code5878458784 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 Lostwood Township.

Outdoors

nearly a third of the land in Lostwood Township is protected from building

Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 23 miles. Lostwood Township’s concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.

58.3%conserved

58.3%

conserved · 13,280 of 22,775 acres

23 mi

of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge	7.7 mi	3,253
2. Coteau Prairie WPA	—	1,941

Full pageLostwood Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map23 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk7.7 miles of trail · Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge Conserved land58.3% conserved · 13,280 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Lostwood Township?”

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

Natural hazards

Top of a very low hazard risk in Lostwood Township: cold waves

In Lostwood Township, the FEMA risk score is 16 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 45% come from cold waves and 20% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.

16risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingHail

Full pageLostwood Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters25 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready21 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Lostwood Township, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

Lostwood Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–21°

Spring27–51°

Summer52–77°

Fall29–52°

Sep 23

typical first frost

May 17

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageLostwood Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 80°, January lows 0°Rain & snow47″ of snow a winter · 18 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Lostwood Township is

34% of Lostwood Township adults sleep under 7 hours, close to North Dakota’s towns (33%) and below U.S. towns (36%). Among adults in the town, 72% had a checkup this year. In Lostwood Township, just over a fifth of adults binge drink, and 20% have been diagnosed with depression.