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Bohnsack Township vs Kelso Township

Next-door neighbors in Traill County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+62.4 pts in Kelso Township) and jobs per worker (3.1× in Bohnsack Township).

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Bohnsack Township, NDKnown for its schoolsTraill County · 39 people
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Kelso Township, NDA small town of 140Traill County · 140 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.

Bohnsack TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of ND districts All about Bohnsack Township →
Kelso TownshipA small town of 140
Quiet strengthsKelso Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kelso 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.

Bachelor’s degree++62.4 pts
More adults in Kelso Township have a degree
Kelso Township 82.4%Bohnsack Township 20%
Jobs per worker3.1×
Bohnsack Township is more of a job hub
Bohnsack Township 0.83Kelso Township 0.27
Street grid2.3×
Kelso Township has the more walkable street grid
Kelso Township 0.7Bohnsack Township 0.3
Size3.6×
Kelso Township is the bigger place
Kelso Township 140Bohnsack Township 39
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bohnsack Township and Kelso Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bohnsack TownshipKelso TownshipBohnsack TownshipKelso Township
Bohnsack Township ↔ Kelso Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
A−Bohnsack TownshipBetter than 76% of districts in the state –Kelso TownshipNot graded
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
Bohnsack TownshipKelso Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th28th
Outdoors & history
Bohnsack TownshipKelso Township
Trails37 mi33 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Bohnsack TownshipKelso 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.

Bohnsack TownshipKelso Township
People
Population 39Lowest 140Highest
Median age 64.2±64.5Highest 79% above ND 41.9±24.4Lowest 17% above ND
Bohnsack Township and Kelso Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±72.5Lowest ND: 23.5% 31.4%±19Highest ND: 23.5%
Kelso Township and Bohnsack Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.2%±85.9Lowest ND: 16.5% 35.7%±23.8Highest ND: 16.5%
Kelso Township and Bohnsack Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest ND: 32.7% 82.4%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±36.3 ND: 7.6% 0%±10.1 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $188,214±$49k 146% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $238,900±$62k 4% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,421 about the ND average
Below poverty line 51.3%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1974 8 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 47.1%±100Highest ND: 8.1% 32.3%±33.3Lowest ND: 8.1%
Bohnsack Township and Kelso Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (22%)Mayville (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kelso TownshipFew work in Bohnsack Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 37.2 miHighest 32.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.7Highest
Schools
School district HILLSBORO 9—
High school in town None in town—
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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