Rice Lake TownshipND
A town of 77.
Is Rice Lake Township a good place to live?
43% of the land in Rice Lake Township is conserved, above both the North Dakota town median (2.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Rice Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
77 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Rice Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake Township.
In Rice Lake Township, nearly a third of the land is conserved
Rice Lake Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.8 miles per square mile, close to North Dakota’s towns (0.7) and above U.S. towns (0.4). Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 29 miles. One park or preserve covers 4 acres here.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rice Lake Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a low hazard risk in Rice Lake Township: cold waves
FEMA puts 43% of Rice Lake Township’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 27% to inland flooding. Compared with 79% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rice Lake Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The July high for Rice Lake Township comes to 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Rice Lake Township is
Of 32 CDC measures, Rice Lake Township beats the North Dakota average on 6 and trails it on 5. Rice Lake Township: 6.2% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Rice Lake Township. A fifth of adults in Rice Lake Township binge drink; 37% have high blood pressure.
| Rice Lake Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Rice Lake Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Rice Lake Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rice Lake Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Rice Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Rice Lake Township
Township in North Dakota, United States
Rice Lake Township is a township in southern Ward County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 79 at the 2020 census.
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Is Rice Lake Township, ND a good place to live?
Rice Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.