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Bentinck Township vs Wayne Township

Next-door neighbors in Bottineau County. The biggest differences: median age (46.3 yrs in Bentinck Township) and jobs per worker (4.5× in Wayne Township).

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Bentinck Township, NDAn outdoors townBottineau County · 29 people
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Wayne Township, NDAn outdoors townBottineau County · 21 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.

Bentinck TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors44.2% conserved land36 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Bentinck Township →
Wayne TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40% conserved land42 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wayne 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.

Median age46.3 yrs
Bentinck Township skews older
Bentinck Township 73.1Wayne Township 26.8
Jobs per worker4.5×
Wayne Township is more of a job hub
Wayne Township 3.50Bentinck Township 0.77
Homeowners+44.4 pts renters
Bentinck Township has more renters
Wayne Township 100%Bentinck Township 55.6%
Bachelor’s degree++13.8 pts
More adults in Bentinck Township have a degree
Bentinck Township 13.8%Wayne Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bentinck Township and Wayne Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bentinck TownshipWayne TownshipBentinck TownshipWayne Township
Bentinck Township ↔ Wayne Township6.5 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
Bentinck TownshipWayne Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)1st1st
Outdoors & history
Bentinck TownshipWayne Township
Trails36 mi42 mi
Conserved land44.2%40%
Community
Bentinck TownshipWayne 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.

Bentinck TownshipWayne Township
People
Population 29Highest 21Lowest
Median age 73.1±6.2Highest 104% above ND 26.8±6.1Lowest 25% below ND
Kids under 18 0%±97.5 ND: 23.5% 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 75.9%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Bentinck Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8Lowest ND: 7.6% 28.6%±58.6Highest ND: 7.6%
Wayne Township and Bentinck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $200,000±$62k 20% below ND —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.6%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948 34 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1% 28.6%±28Highest ND: 8.1%
Wayne Township and Bentinck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Lowest 3.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Newburg (15%)Antler (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wayne TownshipFew work in Bentinck Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 44.2%Highest 40%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 36.0 miLowest 41.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 mi 1.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3 0.3
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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