Perry TownshipND
A town of 40.
Is Perry Township a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Perry Township, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 9.8% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Perry Township. Perry Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
40 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Perry Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Perry 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 Perry Township.
Perry Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected losses in Perry Township break down as 52% from cold waves and 14% from inland flooding. Compared with 83% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Perry Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
Summers in Perry Township are pleasant, and winters cold, snowy, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to -4° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Perry Township have high blood pressure than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town
Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Perry Township. A fifth of Perry Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both North Dakota’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (23%). Perry Township: 40% of adults have obesity. CDC measures, 32 in all: Perry Township beats North Dakota on 7 and trails on 6.
| Perry Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Perry Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 10.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.8% of the land in Perry Township is protected from building
20 miles of trail. Perry Township’s trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Perry Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 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 Perry Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Perry Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Questions about Perry Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Perry Township, ND a good place to live?
Perry Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.