2008 · Kief, North Dakota · Wikimedia Commons
Kief’s story
118 years in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1908Kief is settled
- 2004NDMap-doton-Kief
- 2008Kief, North Dakota
KiefND
A town, settled in 1908.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Land area
1 sq mi
Kief’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kief. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Very low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 4% of U.S. communities.
4risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Kief has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
41″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter4–22°
Spring29–52°
Summer54–79°
Fall32–54°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Kief is
Kief beats the North Dakota average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
32 measures vs. North Dakota
7 better13 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Kief | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.7% | 21.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10% | 6.1% |
Smp Health St. Aloisius
27.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0.1% of Kief is conserved land
1.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 792 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Kief
City in North Dakota, United States
Kief is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 8 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kief was founded in 1908.
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- Established
- 1908
- Population
- 8
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,670 ft
- Area code
- 701
Kief’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Kief.
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