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Atkins Township vs Springfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Towner County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+9.6 pts in Atkins Township).

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Atkins Township, NDAn outdoors townTowner County
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Springfield Township, NDAn outdoors townTowner County · 18 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.

Atkins TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36.6% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Atkins Township →
Springfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27% conserved land18 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Springfield 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.

Conserved land+9.6 pts
Atkins Township has more conserved land
Atkins Township 36.6%Springfield Township 27%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Atkins Township and Springfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Atkins TownshipSpringfield TownshipAtkins TownshipSpringfield Township
Atkins Township ↔ Springfield Township7.2 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
Atkins TownshipSpringfield Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Atkins TownshipSpringfield Township
Trails22 mi18 mi
Conserved land36.6%27%
Community
Atkins TownshipSpringfield 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.

Atkins TownshipSpringfield Township
People
Population 0Lowest 18Highest
Kids under 18 — 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ — 0%±100 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 0% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±78.6 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line — 100% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 30.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Cando (19%)Cando Township (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Springfield TownshipFew work in Atkins Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.6%Highest 27%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 21.5 miHighest 17.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4 0.4
North 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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