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Richland Center TownshipND

A town of 5.

Is Richland Center Township a good place to live?

No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher typical July afternoon high than Richland Center Township. 42% of the land in Richland Center Township is conserved, against 2.8% in North Dakota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Richland Center Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

5 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Harper TownshipSand Creek TownshipHarper TownshipSand Creek TownshipRichland Center Township
Getting set up

Moving to Richland Center Township: who provides what

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

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Richland Center Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBowman County Public School District 1Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSlope County AuditorSlope County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code5865158651 100%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 Richland Center Township.

Outdoors

nearly a third of the land in Richland Center Township is protected from building

40 miles of trail. Richland Center Township’s density of trails comes in at 1.1 miles per square mile.

42.4%conserved
42.4%
conserved · 9,603 of 22,659 acres
40 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi

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

Climate

Richland Center Township: four seasons and pleasant summers

Richland Center Township’s January low is 8°F.

84°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–31°
Spring30–54°
Summer54–81°
Fall32–57°
Sep 29
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
84°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Richland Center Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves

In Richland Center Township, the FEMA risk score is 65 of 100, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 40 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Expected losses in Richland Center Township break down as 53% from cold waves and 19% from inland flooding.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Richland Center Township is

Among adults in Richland Center Township, 10% worry about having enough food. Against the North Dakota average, Richland Center Township comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 8. In Richland Center Township, 20% of adults binge drink, and 14% report frequent mental distress.

Richland Center TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%29%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%22%16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%15%17%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%31%35%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outRichland Center TownshipND
More adults treating high blood pressure79.8%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.8%82.7%
More adults with COPD7.6%5.9%
Southwest Healthcare Services
24.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

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Everything we know about Richland Center Township

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Is Richland Center Township, ND a good place to live?

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