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North Dakota›Ward County

Torning TownshipND

A town of 61.

Is Torning Township a good place to live?

Among 24 North Dakota towns, just one has a lower peak summer temperature than Torning Township. 34% of the land in Torning Township is conserved, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 2.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Torning Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

61 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Vang TownshipFreedom TownshipRice Lake TownshipBurt TownshipHilton TownshipRolling Green TownshipVang TownshipFreedom TownshipRice Lake TownshipBurt TownshipHilton TownshipRolling Green TownshipTorning Township
Getting set up

Moving to Torning Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerXcel Energy13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Torning Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSouth Prairie Public School District 70Which 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 hereWard County AuditorWard County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2026
ZIP codes58701, 5873558701 83% · 58735 17%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 Torning Township.

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Torning Township

Torning Township’s density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in North Dakota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. 36 miles of trail.

33.9%conserved
33.9%
conserved · 7,788 of 22,999 acres
36 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi

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

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Torning Township: cold waves

Expected losses in Torning Township break down as 43% from cold waves and 27% from inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in nearly four fifths of U.S. communities.

21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
21Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Torning Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

The January low for Torning Township comes to 2°F.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–22°
Spring29–51°
Summer54–78°
Fall32–53°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Torning Township is

Torning Township: just over a fifth of adults binge drink. Among adults locally, 39% sleep under 7 hours.

Torning TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)39%33%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)21%22%16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%15%17%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%73%79%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outTorning TownshipND
More adults sleeping under 7 hours38.6%32.7%
Trinity Hospitals
14.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Torning Township

15pages on Torning Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Torning Township

About 7 of every 100 Torning Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Dakota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Questions about Torning Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Torning Township, ND a good place to live?

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