Waterford TownshipND
A town of 2,404.
Is Waterford Township a good place to live?
The best of Waterford Township’s subject grades is an A for health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Waterford Township’s median age is 22.6 years, below both North Dakota’s towns (33.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town in North Dakota scores lower than Waterford Township on cost of living. Waterford Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 71% of U.S. towns. Waterford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Waterford Township stand out
Where Waterford Township beats most towns.
Waterford Township has shrunk 14% since 2010
2,807 counted in 2010 and 2,474 in 2020; an estimated 2,404 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Waterford Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Dakota), ordered by how far Waterford Township is from typical.
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Moving to Waterford Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waterford 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 Waterford Township.
A college town: 33% of residents are 18 to 24
Adults 18 to 34 are 51% of residents (25% statewide); people 65 and older are 1% of residents (17% statewide). Waterford Township has lost 2.6% of its people since 2020, down to 2,404 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across North Dakota.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 144 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.4 points). Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 77% are men (ND 53%).
| Waterford Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.2% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 32.9% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 2.8% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0.6% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0.6% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.8% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.8% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.5% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.2% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Public schools in Waterford Township beat 53% of North Dakota districts
Its public schools are run by the Minot 1 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Plains Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 234 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ND on state tests and graduation
Waterford Township ranks healthier than 88% of the country’s towns
Waterford Township beats the North Dakota average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 24% of Waterford Township adults binge drink, above both the North Dakota town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 70% of Waterford Township adults had a checkup this year.
| Waterford Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 73% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Waterford Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 38.6% | 32.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very low risk in Waterford Township, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Waterford Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Waterford Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. The July high in Waterford Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Waterford Township’s working residents commute to Minot
Most working residents leave Waterford Township for work: only 4% work in town. Waterford Township’s average trip to work is 11 minutes. Since 2013, Waterford Township has added 86 jobs, to 291 in 2023.
| Waterford Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 11 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
6.7% of Waterford Township is conserved land
34 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of conserved land than Waterford Township.
| Waterford Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bud Ebert Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Waterford Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Waterford Township
College town 16 of every 100 Waterford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Waterford Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Waterford Township.
| Town | ND rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Township | — | — | D− | — | B− | A |
| Tatman Township | #23 | D | D− | — | C− | B+ |
| St. Marys Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Van Buren Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Waterford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Waterford Township and Tatman Township report no FBI crime data of their own. St. Marys Township and Van Buren Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Waterford Township with a neighbor →