Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 196, settled in 1875.
67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mapleton Township, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 29%. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher average trip to work than Mapleton Township. Mapleton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 119 in 1890, a low of 119 in 1890, 1,320 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1959 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mapleton 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Mapleton Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mapleton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mapleton Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 0° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Mapleton Township for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Mapleton Township has added 121 jobs, to 172 in 2023. The top destinations are Fargo (69%), West Fargo (13%) and Moorhead (5%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
16% of adults get no exercise outside work in Mapleton Township, below both North Dakota’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (25%). 11% of adults smoke cigarettes in Mapleton Township. Mapleton Township beats the North Dakota average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Mapleton Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 22% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 11% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mapleton Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 10.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 72.8% | 76.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mapleton Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaFargodome
10 mi MuseumPlains Art Museum
in town MuseumBonanzaville, USA
7 mi Zoo & aquariumRed River Zoo
10 mi MuseumFargo Air Museum
11 mi MuseumRourke Art MuseumFargodome: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Plains Art Museum: AJ LEON, CC BY 2.0 · Bonanzaville, USA: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Red River Zoo: BrielleMary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fargo Air Museum: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rourke Art Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Mapleton Township
About 0 of every 100 Mapleton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
City in North Dakota, United States
Mapleton is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It sits on the banks of the Maple River. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census. Mapleton serves as a bedroom community of the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The core cities are ten miles to the east of Mapleton.
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Mapleton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
