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North Dakota›Mountrail County

Sikes TownshipND

A town of 98.

Is Sikes Township a good place to live?

20% of the land in Sikes Township is conserved, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 2.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Sikes Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

98 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Crane Creek TownshipPurcell TownshipBrookbank TownshipAustin TownshipWayzetta TownshipCrane Creek TownshipPurcell TownshipBrookbank TownshipAustin TownshipWayzetta TownshipSikes Township
Getting set up

Moving to Sikes Township: who provides what

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

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterR & T Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sikes Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsStanley Public School District 2Which 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 hereMountrail County AuditorMountrail County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes58784, 5876358784 93% · 58763 7%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 Sikes Township.

Natural hazards

Top of a very low hazard risk in Sikes Township: cold waves

FEMA puts 45% of Sikes Township’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 20% to inland flooding. The risk rating from FEMA for Sikes Township comes to 16 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

19.5% of Sikes Township is conserved land

5.2 miles of trail. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower trail density than Sikes Township.

19.5%conserved
19.5%
conserved · 4,455 of 22,858 acres
5.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Sikes Township

A winter brings about 47 inches of snow, with January nights at 1° and July afternoons at 81°.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–23°
Spring28–52°
Summer53–79°
Fall31–54°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Sikes Township is

30% of Sikes Township adults feel lonely. Sikes Township: 72% of adults had a checkup this year, against 73% in North Dakota’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Sikes Township.

Sikes TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)72%73%79%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)22%22%16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%37%35%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outSikes TownshipND
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14%10.8%
More uninsured adults9.2%7.3%
More adults facing housing insecurity11.1%8.9%
Mountrail County Medical Center
11.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sikes Township

14pages on Sikes Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Sikes Township

About Sikes Township

Civil township in North Dakota, U.S.

Sikes Township is a civil township in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States.

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Questions about Sikes Township

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Is Sikes Township, ND a good place to live?

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