Menoken TownshipND
A town of 178, settled in 1883.
Is Menoken Township a good place to live?
19% of the land in Menoken Township is conserved, above both North Dakota’s towns (2.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Menoken Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
178 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Menoken Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Menoken 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Menoken Township.
The typical home in Menoken Township: about $398K
54% of households own their home in Menoken Township. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.8% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Menoken Township’s kids attend
Public schools: the Menoken 33 school district. Its one school is below. 50 students attend Menoken Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menoken Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 50 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Menoken Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. Households in Menoken Township have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. Expected losses in Menoken Township break down as 31% from cold waves and 25% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
19.4% of the land in Menoken Township is protected from building
23 miles of trail. In Menoken Township, the concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile, near both the North Dakota town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Menoken Township, the median age runs higher than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town
Menoken Township has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 178 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 37% of Menoken Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (25% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (35% statewide).
| Menoken Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 years | 33.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 30% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 18% and 77% women
The Census survey reached too few of Menoken Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±29.3 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Menoken Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.5% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 27.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.3% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.5% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.9% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.2% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.4% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.2% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in Menoken Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 2° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More than half of Menoken Township’s working residents commute to Bismarck
Jobs in Menoken Township grew by 33 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 73. The average commute for Menoken Township comes to 27 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away. The top destinations are Bismarck (52%), Mandan (10%) and Fargo (5%).
| Menoken Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Menoken Township is
The share of adults in Menoken Township who had a checkup this year: 76%. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just one has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Menoken Township. Two figures for adults locally: 13% report frequent mental distress, 20% binge drink.
| Menoken Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Menoken Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69.7% | 64.5% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 85.7% | 82.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Menoken Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Menoken Township
About 1 of every 100 Menoken Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Menoken Township
Census-designated place in North Dakota, United States
Menoken is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Menoken had a population of 78. It was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on June 10, 2010. It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census, but was included in the 2010 Census. It lies east of the city of Bismarck, the county seat of Burleigh County. Its elevation is 1,722 feet (525 m). The community has had many different names, starting with Seventeenth Siding in 1873, then it was soon renamed Blaine for James G. Blaine, U.S. Senator from Maine, then when the post office opene…
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,722 ft
- ZIP code
- 58558
- Area code
- 701
Questions about Menoken Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Menoken Township, ND a good place to live?
Menoken Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.