Van Hook TownshipND
A town of 212, settled in 1915.
Is Van Hook Township a good place to live?
24% of the land in Van Hook Township is conserved, above both the North Dakota town median (2.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Van Hook Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Van Hook Township stand out
Where Van Hook Township beats most towns.
212 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Van Hook Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Van Hook 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 Van Hook Township.
Van Hook Township has 2.8 jobs for every working resident, and 341 people commute in
For Van Hook Township, the typical journey to work is 13 minutes. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: jobs in Van Hook Township grew by 198 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 350. The median commute is under 10 miles.
| Van Hook Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 7.1% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: very low risk in Van Hook Township, mostly cold waves
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Van Hook Township, 49% come from cold waves and 15% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Van Hook Township keeps 23.7% of its land conserved
Van Hook Wildlife Management Area, at 1,944 acres with 4.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Across 1 park or preserve: 18 miles of trail. The trail network density for Van Hook Township comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Van Hook Wildlife Management Area | 4.3 mi | 1,944 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Van Hook Township’s year
July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 2°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Van Hook Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent physical distress
Among adults in Van Hook Township, 20% binge drink, below North Dakota’s towns (22%) but above U.S. towns (16%). Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Van Hook Township. In Van Hook Township, a third of adults feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Van Hook Township is ahead of North Dakota on 1 and behind on 23.
| Van Hook Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 37% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Van Hook Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26.8% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Van Hook Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Van Hook Township
About 0 of every 100 Van Hook Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Every workday, about 341 people come to Van Hook Township for work
Where Van Hook Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Van Hook Township
Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States
Van Hook is an unincorporated resort community built on the shores of Lake Sakakawea. The town was disbanded in the 1950s with the flooding of Lake Sakakawea and for a very short period of time was classified as a ghost town in the north central United States, located in Van Hook Township in Mountrail County, North Dakota. The original town site was mostly left not flooded when Lake Sakakawea was formed in the 1950s behind Garrison Dam. The US government forced all Van Hook residents in the 1950s to give up their homes and move to New Town. The townsite for a short period of time was abandoned. However, since most of the old townsite was never actually flooded by Lake Sakakawea, the townsit…
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- Elevation
- 1,850 ft
Questions about Van Hook Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Van Hook Township, ND a good place to live?
Van Hook Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.