Osborn TownshipND
A town of 333.
Is Osborn Township a good place to live?
24% of the land in Osborn Township is conserved, against 2.8% in North Dakota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Van Hook Wildlife Management Area, 640 acres with 2.8 miles of trail. Osborn Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Osborn Township stand out
Where Osborn Township beats most towns.
333 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Osborn Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Osborn 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 Osborn Township.
Fewer adults under 35 in Osborn Township than across North Dakota
In Osborn Township, the median age is 36.4 years, above the North Dakota town median (33.9 years) but below the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Osborn Township: 42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Also worth knowing: it has lost 3.5% of its people since 2020, down to 333 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Osborn Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 30% | 29% |
| Median age | 36.4 years | 33.9 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 43% and 82% women
The Census survey reached too few of Osborn Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±19.3 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Osborn Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.4% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 21.4% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 33.3% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.7% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 0% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 58.2% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 7.5% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 34.3% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Osborn Township has 2.0 jobs for every working resident, and 266 people commute in
Only 4% of working residents stay in Osborn Township for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Osborn Township shed 112 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 271. The top destinations are New Town (23%), Van Hook Township (3%) and Tioga (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Osborn Township has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
49% of Osborn Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 15%. Compared with 84% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 24.4% of Osborn Township
Across 1 park or preserve: 18 miles of trail. The concentration of trails in Osborn Township is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Van Hook Wildlife Management Area | 2.8 mi | 640 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The climate in Osborn Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 2°, with about 35 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Osborn Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally: a larger share of its adults have obesity
Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Osborn Township. The share of adults in Osborn Township who have diabetes: 14%. The town does better than the North Dakota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 23.
| Osborn Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 37% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Osborn Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 27.2% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Osborn Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Osborn Township
About 0 of every 100 Osborn Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Every workday, about 266 people come to Osborn Township for work
Where Osborn Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Osborn Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Osborn Township, ND a good place to live?
Osborn Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.