North Creel TownshipND
The town, home to 369 people, lies in North Dakota.
Is North Creel Township a good place to live?
1.2% of working residents work locally in North Creel Township, below both North Dakota’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (8%). Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher median age than North Creel Township. 33% of the land in North Creel Township is conserved, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 2.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. North Creel Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
369 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to North Creel Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Creel 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 North Creel Township.
More middle-aged adults than North Dakota overall
Adults 35 to 64 are three quarters of residents (35% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 6% of residents (25% statewide). College graduates make up 31% of adults 25 and older, against 33% across North Dakota. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts North Creel Township at 369 residents, down 2.4% since 2020.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 34% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of North Creel Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.1 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| North Creel Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.7% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 31.8% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 29.7% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.2% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 9.7% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 31.1% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 28.1% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.1% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of North Creel Township
18 miles of trail. In North Creel Township, the concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of North Creel Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 15 miles. Since 2013, North Creel Township has lost 35 jobs, to 74 in 2023. Only 1% of working residents stay in North Creel Township for work; the rest commute out. The average commute for North Creel Township comes to 18 minutes.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
North Creel Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. 43% of North Creel Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 17%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in North Creel Township is cooler
North Creel Township brings cold winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 79° and January nights drop to -3°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in North Creel Township feel lonely than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town
16% of North Creel Township adults smoke cigarettes. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than North Creel Township. Two figures for adults in the town: 42% have obesity, 18% binge drink. CDC measures, 32 in all: North Creel Township beats North Dakota on 2 and trails on 17.
| North Creel Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.9% | 12% |
| What stands out | North Creel Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 17.6% | 21.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.2% | 10.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about North Creel Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of North Creel Township
About 3 of every 100 North Creel Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
99% of working residents leave North Creel Township for work
Where North Creel Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about North Creel Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Creel Township, ND a good place to live?
North Creel Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.