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Chain Lakes Township vs Divide Township

152 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+32.4 pts in Chain Lakes Township) and size (2.2× in Divide Township).

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Chain Lakes Township, NDAn outdoors townRamsey County · 64 people
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Divide Township, NDAn outdoors townDickey County · 143 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.

Chain Lakes TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.3% conserved land18 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Chain Lakes Township →
Divide TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.9% conserved land19 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Divide 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+32.4 pts
Chain Lakes Township has more conserved land
Chain Lakes Township 52.3%Divide Township 19.9%
Size2.2×
Divide Township is the bigger place
Divide Township 143Chain Lakes Township 64
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
Chain Lakes TownshipDivide Township
Snow a year—37″
January low—2°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th30th
Outdoors & history
Chain Lakes TownshipDivide Township
Trails18 mi19 mi
Conserved land52.3%19.9%
Community
Chain Lakes TownshipDivide 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.

Where they are

152 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Chain Lakes TownshipRamsey CountyDivide TownshipDickey County
Chain Lakes Township ↔ Divide Township152 miles apart
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.

Chain Lakes TownshipDivide Township
People
Population 64Lowest 143Highest
Median age 35.1±57.7Highest about the ND average 34.4±27.6Lowest 4% below ND
Chain Lakes Township and Divide Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 48.4%±79.3Highest ND: 23.5% 28.7%±33.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Chain Lakes Township and Divide Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.3%±49.3Highest ND: 16.5% 0.7%±23.3Lowest ND: 16.5%
Chain Lakes Township and Divide Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 93.9%Highest ND: 32.7% 86.5%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±22.1Lowest ND: 7.6% 23.8%±28.2Highest ND: 7.6%
Divide Township and Chain Lakes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $136,336±$781 78% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,433 about the ND average
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 — 2003 21 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 29 min 61% above ND
Work from home 0%±30.3 ND: 8.1% 0%±8.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.8 miLowest 68.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lakota (25%)Oakes (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Divide TownshipFew work in Chain Lakes Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.3%Highest 19.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 17.5 miLowest 18.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 mi 0.5 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.0Lowest 0.7Highest
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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