Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 122, settled in 1884.
Mooreton Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Adams-Fairview Bonanza Farm. Mooreton 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: 123 in 1920, 177 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mooreton 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 Mooreton Township.
Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher typical journey to work than Mooreton Township. For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away. The top destinations are Wahpeton (24%), Fargo (15%) and Center Township (7%).
| Mooreton Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $181,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 1°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mooreton Township: 38% of adults have obesity. Among adults in the town, 21% binge drink, below the North Dakota town median (22%) but above the median of U.S. towns (16%). 29% of adults in Mooreton Township feel lonely; 36% have high blood pressure.
| Mooreton Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mooreton Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.1% | 5.9% |
| More adults with arthritis | 29.6% | 25.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Mooreton Township, 40% come from cold waves and 32% from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 56% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in the town since 1997.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
16 miles of trail. Mooreton Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile, below North Dakota’s towns (0.7) and close to U.S. towns (0.4).
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mooreton Township
About 3 of every 100 Mooreton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Where Mooreton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Mooreton Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in North Dakota, United States
Mooreton is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 177 at the 2020 census. Mooreton was founded in 1884. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Mooreton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
