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Sidney TownshipND

A town of 31, settled in 1887.

Population

2025 Census estimate · −3.1% since 2020

Is Sidney Township a good place to live?

51% of residents live below the poverty line in Sidney Township, above both the North Dakota town median (9.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Sidney Township. 35% of the land in Sidney Township is conserved, against 2.8% in North Dakota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Sidney Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

31 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Hansboro · 3 mi Smith Township · 6 mi Armourdale Township · 6 mi Picton Township · 6 mi Rock Lake Township · 9 mi Mount View Township · 9 mi

Picton TownshipSmith TownshipArmourdale TownshipSidney Township

Getting set up

Moving to Sidney Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →

PowerOtter Tail Power11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sidney Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsMount Pleasant Public School District 4Which school depends on your addressNCES

Who runs elections hereTowner County AuditorTowner County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025

ZIP codes58339, 5836558339 95% · 58365 5%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 Sidney Township.

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Sidney Township

28 miles of trail. In Sidney Township, the trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.

35.3%conserved

35.3%

conserved · 9,977 of 28,231 acres

28 mi

of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

Full pageSidney Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map28 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land35.3% conserved · 9,977 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Sidney Township?”

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

Climate

A typical July afternoon in Sidney Township is cooler than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country

Sidney Township brings cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to -4° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter-1–18°

Spring26–49°

Summer52–77°

Fall29–51°

Sep 23

typical first frost

May 18

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageSidney Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 78°, January lows -4°Rain & snow38″ of snow a winter · 19 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: low risk in Sidney Township, mostly cold waves

Expected losses in Sidney Township break down as 62% from cold waves and 12% from inland flooding. Compared with two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.

33risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingIce storms

Full pageSidney Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters24 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready24 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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