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North Dakota›McHenry County

Pratt TownshipND

A town of 51, settled in 1900.

Is Pratt Township a good place to live?

Pratt Township’s age of the median resident is 58.4 years, above both the North Dakota town median (33.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Pratt Township’s trail network density is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both North Dakota’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). Pratt Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

51 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Deep River TownshipGrilley TownshipNewborg TownshipChatfield TownshipDeep River TownshipGrilley TownshipNewborg TownshipChatfield TownshipPratt Township
Getting set up

Moving to Pratt Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Pratt Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerXcel Energy13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pratt Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNewburg United Public School District 54TGU Public School District 602 districts serve Pratt Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMcHenry County AuditorMcHenry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes58789, 5876258789 62% · 58762 38%Census 2020

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 Pratt Township.

Natural hazards

Pratt Township has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire

FEMA puts 26% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 26% to cold waves. Pratt Township’s FEMA risk score is 14 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities.

14risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
14Very low riskLowerHigher
WildfireCold wavesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Pratt Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

For Pratt Township, the typical July afternoon high is 81°F.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–21°
Spring29–52°
Summer54–79°
Fall31–54°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Pratt Township than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country

Of 32 CDC measures, Pratt Township beats the North Dakota average on 2 and trails it on 9. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Pratt Township. 13% of adults have diabetes locally.

Pratt TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%31%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)27%29%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%22%16%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
What stands outPratt TownshipND
More adults treating high blood pressure81.6%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked87%82.7%
More adults with heart disease8.8%6.1%
Trinity Hospitals
27.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

3.5%conserved
3.5%
conserved · 791 of 22,874 acres
41 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

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After high school

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Is Pratt Township, ND a good place to live?

Pratt Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.