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North Dakota›Williams County

Oliver TownshipND

A town of 30.

Is Oliver Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

30 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Wheelock TownshipDublin TownshipMarshall TownshipChampion TownshipRainbow TownshipWheelock TownshipDublin TownshipMarshall TownshipChampion TownshipRainbow TownshipOliver Township
Getting set up

Moving to Oliver Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNorthwest Rural Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Oliver Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNesson Public School District 2Which 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 hereWilliams County AuditorWilliams County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes58843, 5884958843 80% · 58849 20%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 Oliver Township.

Natural hazards

In Oliver Township, the FEMA risk score runs lower than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

36% of Oliver Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 35%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.

4risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
4Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Oliver Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

The July high for Oliver Township comes to 81°F, close to North Dakota’s towns (82°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–23°
Spring28–52°
Summer52–79°
Fall30–54°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Oliver Township is

Among adults in Oliver Township, 71% had a checkup this year. The town beats the North Dakota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. In Oliver Township, a quarter of adults binge drink, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 16%. Add to that, only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Oliver Township.

Oliver TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)25%22%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)71%73%79%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)41%37%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%13%14%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
1 better29 too close to call2 worse
What stands outOliver TownshipND
Fewer adults who have had cancer7%8.2%
More smokers16.9%13.1%
Tioga Medical Center
17.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

Protected land: 8.8% of Oliver Township

Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a higher share of conserved land than Oliver Township. 37 miles of trail. Also worth knowing: for Oliver Township, the trail network density is 1.0 miles per square mile.

8.8%conserved
Oliver TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile1.0 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land8.8%2.8%4.3%
8.8%
conserved · 2,017 of 22,883 acres
37 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi

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

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Everything we know about Oliver Township

13pages on Oliver Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Oliver Township; the nearest are

Questions about Oliver Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Oliver Township, ND a good place to live?

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