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North Dakota›Pembina County

Thingvalla TownshipND

A town of 97, settled in 1882.

Is Thingvalla Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

97 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Beaulieu TownshipPark TownshipEast Alma TownshipGardar TownshipBeaulieu TownshipPark TownshipEast Alma TownshipGardar TownshipThingvalla Township
Getting set up

Moving to Thingvalla Township: who provides what

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

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PowerOtter Tail Power11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Thingvalla Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsValley-Edinburg Public School District 118Which 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 herePembina County AuditorPembina County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes58262, 58227, 58220, 5824158262 39% · 58227 33% · 58220 16% · 58241 11%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 Thingvalla Township.

Natural hazards

Low risk in Thingvalla Township, with inland flooding at the top

The risk rating from FEMA in Thingvalla Township is 24 of 100. Expected losses in Thingvalla Township break down as 34% from inland flooding and 31% from cold waves.

24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
24Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesIce storms

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Thingvalla Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally, with a typical July afternoon cooler than most

Winters in Thingvalla Township are cold, snowy and summers pleasant, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to -3° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–18°
Spring29–50°
Summer55–78°
Fall32–52°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Thingvalla Township than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country

40% of Thingvalla Township adults have obesity, against 37% in North Dakota’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Thingvalla Township. Thingvalla Township: nearly a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Thingvalla Township.

Thingvalla TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)43%31%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)26%29%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)12%15%17%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%8.9%12%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
6 better15 too close to call11 worse
What stands outThingvalla TownshipND
Fewer binge drinkers17%21.3%
Fewer adults in frequent mental distress12.2%14.2%
More adults with heart disease10.6%6.1%
Pembina County Memorial Hospital
10.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 3.1% of Thingvalla Township

Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 23 miles. Thingvalla Township’s trail network density stands at 0.7 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 9 acres.

3.1%conserved
Thingvalla TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.7 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land3.1%2.8%4.3%
3.1%
conserved · 718 of 22,902 acres
23 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mountain Legion Park—5
2. August the Deuce Park0.2 mi4

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

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Everything we know about Thingvalla Township

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After high school

Colleges nearby

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About Thingvalla Township

Township in North Dakota, United States

Thingvalla Township is a township in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. The 2000 census reported a population of 121, and an estimated population of 103 as of 2009. President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson of Iceland visited the area in 1999 to dedicate a monument to poet K. N. Julius at Thingvalla Church, and Prime Minister Geir Haarde visited in 2007 to dedicate a memorial to the church, which burned to the ground in 2003. The 2nd of August Celebration, commonly known as the "Deuce of August" is an annual event in the township. It commemorates the adoption of a new constitution on August 2, 1874, when Iceland was still a part of Denmark. While it was never an official national holiday i…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1882
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,014 ft

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Is Thingvalla Township, ND a good place to live?

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