Towner County, North Dakota
44 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,079
- Median household income
- $67,350
- ±10,236
- Unemployed
- 0.7%
- 7 of 1,059 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.5%
- 855 of 989 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Towner | 2,140 (2021) | Po Box 603, Cando | — |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bisbee | 106 (2021) | Po Box 188, Bisbee | — |
| City of Cando | 1,105 (2021) | Po Box 396, Cando | — |
| City of Egeland | 32 (2021) | Po Box 187, Egeland | — |
| City of Hansboro | 16 (2021) | 210 3rd Ave N, Hansboro | — |
| City of Perth | 6 (2021) | 101 Main Ave, Perth | — |
| City of Rocklake | 93 (2021) | Po Box 34, Rocklake | — |
Townships 28
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Armourdale | 36 (2021) | 9966 64th Ave Ne, Rocklake | — |
| Township of Atkins | 22 (2021) | 6490 68th St Ne, Cando | — |
| Township of Bethel | 21 (2021) | 7469 74th Ave Ne, Cando | — |
| Township of Cando | 105 (2021) | Po Box 545, Cando | — |
| Township of Coolin | 17 (2021) | 7383 67th St Ne, Starkweather | — |
| Township of Crocus | 38 (2021) | 6917 89th St Ne, Rock Lake | — |
| Township of Dash | 35 (2021) | 7292 106th St Ne, Sarles | — |
| Township of Gerrard | 10 (2021) | 6417 80th ST. Ne, Cando | — |
| Township of Grainfield | 34 (2021) | 8821 60th Ave Ne, Bisbee | — |
| Township of Howell | 35 (2021) | 6051 92nd St Ne, Perth | — |
| Township of Lansing | 5 (2021) | 10191 77th Ave Ne, Sarles | — |
| Township of Maza | 15 (2021) | 6930 71st Ave Ne, Cando | — |
| Township of Monroe | 17 (2021) | 9044 57th Ave Ne, Perth | — |
| Township of Mount View | 45 (2021) | 5851 99th St Ne, Rolla | — |
| Township of New City | 22 (2021) | Po Box 86, Bisby | — |
| Township of Olson | 24 (2021) | 6209 75th St Ne, Cando | — |
| Township of Paulson | 23 (2021) | 8313 72nd Ave Ne, Egeland | — |
| Township of Picton | 19 (2021) | 5627 106th St Ne, Rolla | — |
| Township of Rock Lake | 17 (2021) | 6686 97th St Ne, Rocklake | — |
| Township of Sidney | 32 (2021) | 10909 Highway 4, Hansboro | — |
| Township of Smith | 20 (2021) | 10515 71st Ave Ne, Sarles | — |
| Township of Sorenson | 20 (2021) | 8821 60th Ave Ne, Bisbee | — |
| Township of Springfield | 44 (2021) | Po Box 322, Leeds | — |
| Township of Teddy | 25 (2021) | 7255 94th St Ne, Rocklake | — |
| Township of Twin Hill | 28 (2021) | Po Box 56, Munich | — |
| Township of Victor | 22 (2021) | 7366 80th St Ne, Egeland | — |
| Township of Virginia | 15 (2021) | 6760 92nd St Ne, Rocklake | — |
| Township of Zion | 33 (2021) | 7771 58th Ave Ne, Bisbee | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towner County North Rural Ambulance Service District | Health | Po Box 240, Rocklake | — |
| Towner County Rural Ambulance Service District | Health | Po Box 812, Cando | — |
| Towner County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 688, Cando | Website |
| Bisbee Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 262, Bisbee | — |
| Cando Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 306, Cando | — |
| Egeland Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 137, Egeland | — |
| Rock Lake Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 9680 74th Ave Ne, Rolla | — |
| Cando Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 903, Cando | — |
| Towner County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1200 Highway 281 S, Cando | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
NORTH STAR 10
School district2 schools
418 2nd Ave, Cando, ND, 58324
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Leeds Farmers Market (Leeds)
Langdon Area Farmers' Market (Langdon)
Rolette Farmers' Market (Rolette)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.