Oriska TownshipND
A town of 42, settled in 1881.
Is Oriska Township a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Koldock Wildlife Management Area, at 216 acres. Oriska Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
42 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oriska Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oriska 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 Oriska Township.
Oriska Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to -1° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults feel lonely in Oriska Township than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country
Among adults in Oriska Township, 16% say their health is fair or poor, near the North Dakota town median (16%) and below the median of U.S. towns (19%). For adults here, the share who report frequent mental distress is 13%. Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Oriska Township. The town beats the North Dakota average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Oriska Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 16% |
| What stands out | Oriska Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 3.7% of Oriska Township
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 14 miles of trail. Oriska Township’s trail density comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Oriska Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Koldock Wildlife Management Area | — | 216 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Oriska Township, with cold waves at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts two fifths of Oriska Township’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 21% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Oriska Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oriska Township
About 0 of every 100 Oriska Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Oriska Township
City in North Dakota, United States
Oriska is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 114 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1881
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,270 ft
- ZIP code
- 58063
- Area code
- 701
Questions about Oriska Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oriska Township, ND a good place to live?
Oriska Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.