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Missouri Township
North Dakota›Burleigh County

Missouri TownshipND

A town of 162.

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Huff State Historic Site (32MO11) · Photo: Plazak · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Missouri Township

Missouri Township, ND · Huff State Historic Site (32MO11) · Photo: Plazak · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Missouri Township a good place to live?

Missouri Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both the North Dakota town median (16 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Missouri Township. 36% of the land in Missouri Township is conserved, above both the North Dakota town median (2.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). MacLean Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, at 3,845 acres with 7.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Missouri Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

162 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Telfer TownshipApple Creek TownshipTelfer TownshipApple Creek TownshipMissouri Township
Getting set up

Moving to Missouri Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Missouri 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 Missouri Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsManning Public School District 45Which 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 hereBurleigh County AuditorBurleigh County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code5850458504 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 Missouri Township.

Outdoors

Nearly a third of Missouri Township is conserved land

25 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Missouri Township is 0.9 miles per square mile.

36.4%conserved
36.4%
conserved · 6,795 of 18,648 acres
25 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. MacLean Bottoms Wildlife Management Area7.2 mi3,845
2. Kimball Bottoms Wildlife Management Area—2,130
3. Graner Bottoms Wildlife Management Area—1

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

Schools

The schools Missouri Township’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Manning 45 school district. Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Manning Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8Grades K–812–

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

About two in three of Missouri Township’s working residents commute to Bismarck

Most working residents leave Missouri Township for work: only 0% work in town. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Missouri Township. The top destinations are Bismarck (66%), Jamestown (4%) and Dickinson (4%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Missouri Township0%
Bismarck66%
Jamestown4%
Dickinson4%
Lucan2%
11 mi
median commute distance
5
jobs based in Missouri Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Cold waves leads a high hazard risk in Missouri Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Missouri Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Missouri Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 2° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–25°
Spring30–55°
Summer55–81°
Fall32–57°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Missouri Township is

Missouri Township beats the North Dakota average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 22% of Missouri Township adults binge drink.

Missouri TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)22%22%16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)19%23%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)28%31%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)73%73%79%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
5 better27 too close to call0 worse
What stands outMissouri TownshipND
Fewer adults who have had a stroke2.6%3.1%
Fewer adults who get no exercise18.5%21.8%
CHI St. Alexius Health
12.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Missouri Township

17pages on Missouri Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Missouri Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Missouri Township for work

Where Missouri Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

66% → Bismarck Bismarck 66% 4% → Jamestown Jamestown 4% 4% → Dickinson Dickinson 4% 2% → Lucan Lucan 2% 2% → Strasburg Strasburg 2% 2% → Bottineau Bottineau 2% Missouri Township · 0% stay
5jobs based in Missouri Township
0%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Missouri Township

Township in North Dakota, United States

Missouri Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 132 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Questions about Missouri Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Missouri Township, ND a good place to live?

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