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Cameron Township vs Spring Lake Township

Next-door neighbors in Ward County. The biggest differences: size (142.5× in Cameron Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+79.2 pts in Cameron Township).

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Cameron Township, NDAn outdoors townWard County · 285 people
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Spring Lake Township, NDAn outdoors townWard County · 2 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.

Cameron TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.3% conserved land26 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Cameron Township →
Spring Lake TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.9% conserved land30 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Spring 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.

Size142.5×
Cameron Township is the bigger place
Cameron Township 285Spring Lake Township 2
Bachelor’s degree++79.2 pts
More adults in Cameron Township have a degree
Cameron Township 79.2%Spring Lake Township 0%
Conserved land+10.4 pts
Cameron Township has more conserved land
Cameron Township 52.3%Spring Lake Township 41.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Cameron Township and Spring Lake Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cameron TownshipSpring Lake TownshipCameron TownshipSpring Lake Township
Cameron Township ↔ Spring Lake Township5.5 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
Cameron TownshipSpring Lake Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low0°F0°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
Cameron TownshipSpring Lake Township
Trails26 mi30 mi
Conserved land52.3%41.9%
Community
Cameron TownshipSpring 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.

Cameron TownshipSpring Lake Township
People
Population 285Highest 2Lowest
Median age 17.8±10.1 50% below ND —
Kids under 18 53%±83.9Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Cameron Township and Spring Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 2.5%±9.8Lowest ND: 16.5% 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Spring Lake Township and Cameron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 79.2%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.3%±11.1Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±100Lowest ND: 7.6%
Cameron Township and Spring Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001 226% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $438,200±$96k 75% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,461 40% above ND —
Below poverty line 2.1%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 2004 22 yrs newer than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 41.8%±33.1 ND: 8.1% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 45.8 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Minot (20%)Minot (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Lake TownshipFew work in Cameron Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.3%Highest 41.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 25.8 miLowest 30.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
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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