Spiritwood TownshipND
A town of 89, settled in 1879.
Is Spiritwood Township a good place to live?
15% of the land in Spiritwood Township is conserved, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 2.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Spiritwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
89 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Spiritwood Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spiritwood 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 Spiritwood Township.
Low risk in Spiritwood Township, with cold waves at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Spiritwood Township break down as 44% from cold waves and 16% from inland flooding. Also worth knowing: households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2009.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Spiritwood Township
The midsummer high for Spiritwood Township comes to 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Protected land: 15.4% of Spiritwood Township
27 miles of trail. The trail network density in Spiritwood Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Spiritwood Township is
Among adults in Spiritwood Township, 30% sleep under 7 hours, against 33% in North Dakota’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Spiritwood Township is ahead of North Dakota on 4 and behind on 2. Spiritwood Township: 13% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Spiritwood Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 16% |
| What stands out | Spiritwood Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.4% | 6.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Spiritwood Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Spiritwood Township
About 0 of every 100 Spiritwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Spiritwood Township
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States
Spiritwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010. It was not counted separately during the 2000 census, but was included in the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Spiritwood had a population of 29. It lies east of the city of Jamestown, the county seat of Stutsman County. Although it is unincorporated community, it has a post office, with the ZIP code 58481. A intense tornado on June 20, 2025 which would be part of a significant tornado outbreak that was also responsible for a EF5 tornado 2 hours lat…
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,480 ft
- ZIP code
- 58481
- Area code
- 701
Questions about Spiritwood Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spiritwood Township, ND a good place to live?
Spiritwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.