Ryan TownshipND
A town in North Dakota, home to 63 people.
Is Ryan Township a good place to live?
Ryan Township’s median age is 76 years, against 33.9 years in North Dakota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Ryan Township. 27% of the land in Ryan Township is conserved, above both North Dakota’s towns (2.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Management Area, at 148 acres. Ryan Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
63 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Ryan Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ryan 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 Ryan Township.
Conserved land covers nearly a quarter of Ryan Township
19 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Ryan Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Management Area | 0.4 mi | 148 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Ryan Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Ryan Township’s midsummer high comes in at 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ryan Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
In Ryan Township, the FEMA hazard score is 62 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 42% come from cold waves and 22% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Ryan Township is
The town beats the North Dakota average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. In Ryan Township, just over a third of adults have obesity. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Ryan Township. 13% of adults in Ryan Township report frequent mental distress; 30% sleep under 7 hours.
| Ryan Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 16% |
| What stands out | Ryan Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 5.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.4% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ryan Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ryan Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Ryan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Questions about Ryan Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ryan Township, ND a good place to live?
Ryan Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.