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Anina Township vs Crow Lake Township

Next-door neighbors in Jerauld County. The biggest differences: trails (5× in Anina Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+26.8 pts in Anina Township).

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Anina Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 19 people
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Crow Lake Township, SDA small town of 49Jerauld County · 49 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Anina TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39.9% conserved land1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Anina Township →
Crow Lake TownshipA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsCrow Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crow Lake Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails5×
Anina Township has more miles of trail
Anina Township 1.0 miCrow Lake Township 0.2 mi
Bachelor’s degree++26.8 pts
More adults in Anina Township have a degree
Anina Township 62.5%Crow Lake Township 35.7%
Street grid+75%
Crow Lake Township has the more walkable street grid
Crow Lake Township 0.7Anina Township 0.4
Size2.6×
Crow Lake Township is the bigger place
Crow Lake Township 49Anina Township 19
★ What stands out · Where they are

Anina Township and Crow Lake Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Anina TownshipCrow Lake TownshipAnina TownshipCrow Lake Township
Anina Township ↔ Crow Lake Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Anina TownshipCrow Lake Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st61st
Outdoors & history
Anina TownshipCrow Lake Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land39.9%—
National Register places1—
Community
Anina TownshipCrow Lake Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Anina TownshipCrow Lake Township
People
Population 19Lowest 49Highest
Median age 30.3±35.7Lowest 20% below SD 54.6±9.2Highest 44% above SD
Crow Lake Township and Anina Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.8%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 6.1%±54.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Anina Township and Crow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100 SD: 18% 0%±70.7 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 62.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 35.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±74.4 SD: 5% 0%±28.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 31.3%±23.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 58.7%±10.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Crow Lake Township and Anina Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (40%)Wessington Springs (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crow Lake TownshipFew work in Anina Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.9%Highest 36.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.7Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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