Painted Woods TownshipND
A town of 135, settled in 1879.
Is Painted Woods Township a good place to live?
Painted Woods Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, against 16 minutes in North Dakota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Painted Woods Township. Painted Woods Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
135 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Painted Woods Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Painted Woods 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 Painted Woods Township.
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Painted Woods Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Painted Woods Township’s working residents commute to Bismarck
Most working residents leave Painted Woods Township for work: only 0% work in town. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Painted Woods Township, below both the North Dakota town median (9.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Bismarck (36%), Wilton (9%) and Fargo (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Painted Woods Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Painted Woods Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 3° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Painted Woods Township is
Painted Woods Township beats the North Dakota average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 13% of Painted Woods Township adults report frequent mental distress. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Painted Woods Township.
| Painted Woods Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Painted Woods Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.3% | 6.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Painted Woods Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Painted Woods Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Painted Woods Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Painted Woods Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Painted Woods Township for work
Where Painted Woods Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Painted Woods Township
Township in North Dakota, United States
Painted Woods Township is a township in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 114 at the 2020 census.
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Questions about Painted Woods Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Painted Woods Township, ND a good place to live?
Painted Woods Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.