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North Dakota›Mountrail County

Stave TownshipND

A town of 24.

Is Stave Township a good place to live?

44% of the land in Stave Township is conserved, above both the North Dakota town median (2.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Stave Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

24 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Stave Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Stave 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
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Stave Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsStanley Public School District 2Kenmare Public School District 282 districts serve Stave Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 codes58718, 5873458718 62% · 58734 38%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 Stave Township.

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Stave Township

23 miles of trail. Stave Township’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile, close to both North Dakota’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4).

43.7%conserved
43.7%
conserved · 10,008 of 22,879 acres
23 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

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

Natural hazards

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

45% of Stave Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 20%. 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

Climate

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

Expect cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers in Stave Township, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 2° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–21°
Spring28–51°
Summer53–77°
Fall31–52°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in Stave Township have high blood pressure than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

For adults in Stave Township, the share who had a checkup this year is 76%. The town does better than the North Dakota average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5.

Stave TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%22%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%31%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%29%33%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
7 better20 too close to call5 worse
What stands outStave TownshipND
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.5%10.7%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation5.2%6.5%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.2%
Mountrail County Medical Center
17.3 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 Stave Township

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After high school

Colleges nearby

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Questions about Stave Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Stave Township, ND a good place to live?

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