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North Dakota›Mountrail County

Model TownshipND

The town, home to 38 people, lies in North Dakota.

Is Model Township a good place to live?

No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Model Township. Model Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

38 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Model Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterParshall-Lucky Mound water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Model Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsParshall Public School District 3Which 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 hereMountrail County AuditorMountrail County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes58770, 5877158770 90% · 58771 10%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 Model Township.

Natural hazards

Model Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

Nearly two fifths of Model Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 29%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 72% of U.S. communities.

28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
28Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Model Township: four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 2°.

82°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–23°
Spring28–53°
Summer53–80°
Fall31–54°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
82°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Model Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally: a larger share of its adults have diabetes

In Model Township, just over one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Model Township. Among adults locally, 44% have obesity.

Model TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)22%13%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%8.9%12%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)44%37%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)32%23%25%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
0 better11 too close to call21 worse
What stands outModel TownshipND
More adults facing food insecurity21.9%10.7%
More adults facing a utility shut-off11.2%5.8%
More adults without reliable transportation12.3%6.5%
Mountrail County Medical Center
27.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Model Township is conserved land

21 miles of trail. Model Township’s concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile, close to both North Dakota’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4).

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,455 acres
21 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Model Township

16pages on Model Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Model Township; the nearest are

Questions about Model Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Model Township, ND a good place to live?

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