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Callahan Township vs Plain Township

Next-door neighbors in Renville County. The biggest differences: size (17.3× in Plain Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+34.6 pts in Callahan Township).

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Callahan Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 6 people
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Plain Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 104 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.

Callahan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors34% conserved land37 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Callahan Township →
Plain TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.9% conserved land45 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Plain 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.

Size17.3×
Plain Township is the bigger place
Plain Township 104Callahan Township 6
Bachelor’s degree++34.6 pts
More adults in Callahan Township have a degree
Callahan Township 66.7%Plain Township 32.1%
Conserved land+19.1 pts
Callahan Township has more conserved land
Callahan Township 34%Plain Township 14.9%
Street grid+67%
Callahan Township has the more walkable street grid
Callahan Township 0.5Plain Township 0.3
★ What stands out · Where they are

Callahan Township and Plain Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Callahan TownshipPlain TownshipCallahan TownshipPlain Township
Callahan Township ↔ Plain Township5.4 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
Callahan TownshipPlain Township
Snow a year—45″
January low—4°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th6th
Outdoors & history
Callahan TownshipPlain Township
Trails37 mi45 mi
Conserved land34%14.9%
Community
Callahan TownshipPlain 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.

Callahan TownshipPlain Township
People
Population 6Lowest 104Highest
Median age — 31.2±22.9 13% below ND
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 46.2%±21.6Highest ND: 23.5%
Plain Township and Callahan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 9.6%±31.4Highest ND: 16.5%
Plain Township and Callahan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 66.7%Highest ND: 32.7% 32.1%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 ND: 7.6% 0%±13.6 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $74,167±$5k 3% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $308,700±$43k 24% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $989 60% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 2014 32 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 ND: 8.1% 0%±17.9 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.50Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mohall (100%)Minot (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plain TownshipFew work in Callahan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 34%Highest 14.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 36.6 miLowest 45.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest
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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