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Mineral Springs TownshipND

This town of 22 people was settled in 1910.

Is Mineral Springs Township a good place to live?

Mineral Springs Township’s age of the median resident is 74.3 years, against 33.9 years in North Dakota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher January low than Mineral Springs Township. Mineral Springs Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

22 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Woodberry TownshipSheets TownshipGrainbelt TownshipConnor TownshipWoodberry TownshipSheets TownshipGrainbelt TownshipConnor TownshipMineral Springs Township
Getting set up

Moving to Mineral Springs Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mineral Springs Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBowman County Public School District 1Scranton Public School District 332 districts serve Mineral Springs Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSlope County AuditorSlope County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code5862358623 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 Mineral Springs Township.

Climate

The climate in Mineral Springs Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher typical July afternoon high than Mineral Springs Township. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 7° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–30°
Spring29–54°
Summer53–81°
Fall31–57°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Mineral Springs Township is cold waves, at a high overall level

Compared with nearly two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Mineral Springs Township is higher. 53% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 19%.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Mineral Springs Township is

CDC measures, 32 in all: Mineral Springs Township beats North Dakota on 2 and trails on 6. Among adults in the town, 13% report frequent mental distress. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Mineral Springs Township.

Mineral Springs TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%29%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%22%16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)19%21%23%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better24 too close to call6 worse
What stands outMineral Springs TownshipND
More adults treating high blood pressure80.5%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.7%82.7%
More adults with heart disease7.9%6.1%
Southwest Healthcare Services
12.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

Protected land: 2.1% of Mineral Springs Township

37 miles of trail. Mineral Springs Township’s density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile.

2.1%conserved
Mineral Springs TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile1.0 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land2.1%2.8%4.3%
2.1%
conserved · 490 of 22,835 acres
37 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mineral Springs Township

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After high school

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Questions about Mineral Springs Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mineral Springs Township, ND a good place to live?

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