Parshall TownshipND
A town of 69, settled in 1914.
Is Parshall Township a good place to live?
Parshall Township’s mean commuting time is 8 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 midpoint age than Parshall Township. Parshall Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
69 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Parshall Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Parshall 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 Parshall Township.
Parshall Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Parshall Township comes to 28 of 100. Expected losses in Parshall Township break down as 39% from cold waves and 29% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Parshall Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 1°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Parshall Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally, with more of its adults who get no exercise outside work
In Parshall Township, 37% of adults have high blood pressure. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Parshall Township. The share of adults in Parshall Township who sleep under 7 hours is 39%, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 36%. Among adults in the town, 25% worry about having enough food and 45% have obesity.
| Parshall Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.9% | 12% |
| What stands out | Parshall Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25.1% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2% of Parshall Township is conserved land
The trail network density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Parshall Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Parshall Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Parshall Township
About 3 of every 100 Parshall Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Parshall Township
City in North Dakota, United States
Parshall (Hidatsa: dibiarugareesh) is a city lying within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. It is located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 949 at the 2020 census. Parshall was founded in 1914 by George Parshall, and is the home of the Paul Broste Rock Museum. Randy Hedberg, a former NFL quarterback, was born and raised in Parshall. Another notable native of Parshall was Raymond Cross, a stand out high school basketball player and later a law professor in Montana.
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- Established
- 1914
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,932 ft
- ZIP code
- 58770
- Area code
- 701
Questions about Parshall Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Parshall Township, ND a good place to live?
Parshall Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.