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North Dakota›Williams County

Stony Creek TownshipND

A town of 855.

Is Stony Creek Township a good place to live?

2.2% of working residents work locally in Stony Creek Township, against 39% in North Dakota’s towns and 8% 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 Stony Creek Township. 30% of the land in Stony Creek Township is conserved, above both the North Dakota town median (2.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Stony Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

855 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Tri TownshipWillistonTwelve Mile TownshipPherrin TownshipWilliston TownshipSpringbrook TownshipTri TownshipWillistonTwelve Mile TownshipPherrin TownshipWilliston TownshipSpringbrook TownshipStony Creek Township
Getting set up

Moving to Stony Creek Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNorthwest Rural Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Stony Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWilliston Basin Public School District 7Which 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 hereWilliams County AuditorWilliams County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code5880158801 100%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 Stony Creek Township.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: very low risk in Stony Creek Township, mostly inland flooding

Stony Creek Township’s FEMA risk score stands at 10 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 39% come from inland flooding and 27% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.

10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

nearly a third of the land in Stony Creek Township is protected from building

31 miles of trail. Stony Creek Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.5 miles per square mile.

30.3%conserved
30.3%
conserved · 11,975 of 39,485 acres
31 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi

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

Climate

In Stony Creek Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 3° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–25°
Spring29–55°
Summer53–81°
Fall31–56°
Sep 21
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

About two in five of Stony Creek Township’s working residents commute to Williston

Commuting out is the norm in Stony Creek Township: 2% of working residents work locally. In Stony Creek Township, the mean commuting time is 27 minutes. Employers in Stony Creek Township added 159 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 352. The share of residents in Stony Creek Township who live below the poverty line: 3.9%.

2%work in town
Stony Creek TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work27 minutes16 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line3.9%9.8%9.6%
Median household income$100,000$73,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Stony Creek Township2%
Williston41%
Williston Township6%
Judson Township5%
Missouri Ridge Township4%
8 mi
median commute distance
352
jobs based in Stony Creek Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Stony Creek Township is

Among adults in Stony Creek Township, 34% feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Stony Creek Township is ahead of North Dakota on 8 and behind on 12.

Stony Creek TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)26%22%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)69%73%79%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)34%29%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)28%31%35%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
8 better12 too close to call12 worse
What stands outStony Creek TownshipND
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.6%8.2%
Fewer adults with heart disease4.5%6.1%
More uninsured adults9.7%7.3%
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston
7.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stony Creek Township

16pages on Stony Creek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Stony Creek Township

About 9 of every 100 Stony Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Dakota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Questions about Stony Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Stony Creek Township, ND a good place to live?

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