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North Dakota›Bottineau County

Wellington TownshipND

A town of 27.

Is Wellington Township a good place to live?

63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wellington Township, against 30% in North Dakota’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower January low than Wellington Township. 23% of the land in Wellington Township is conserved, above both North Dakota’s towns (2.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Wellington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

27 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Ostby TownshipSouth Valley TownshipOstby TownshipSouth Valley TownshipWellington Township
Getting set up

Moving to Wellington Township: who provides what

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

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Wellington Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBottineau Public School District 1Which 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 hereBottineau County AuditorBottineau County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2021
ZIP code5838458384 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 Wellington Township.

Natural hazards

Wellington Township stands out in North Dakota and nationally, with the FEMA risk score lower than most

Expected losses in Wellington Township break down as 38% from cold waves and 21% from inland flooding.

6risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
6Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

23.4% of Wellington Township is conserved land

27 miles of trail. The concentration of trails in Wellington Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.

23.4%conserved
23.4%
conserved · 5,367 of 22,923 acres
27 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi

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

Climate

The climate in Wellington Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a lower July high than Wellington Township. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to -4° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter-0–20°
Spring27–51°
Summer53–78°
Fall30–53°
Sep 20
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, more of Wellington Township’s adults have high blood pressure

The share of adults in Wellington Township who report frequent physical distress: 13%. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Wellington Township. The town beats the North Dakota average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

Wellington TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)27%29%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%31%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%22%16%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
8 better15 too close to call9 worse
What stands outWellington TownshipND
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.3%8.9%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.8%5.8%
More adults who have had cancer11.1%8.2%
Heart of America Medical Center
17.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wellington Township

14pages on Wellington Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Wellington Township; the nearest are

About Wellington Township

Township in North Dakota, United States

Wellington Township is a civil township in Bottineau County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, its population was 30.

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Questions about Wellington Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Wellington Township, ND a good place to live?

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