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Conata Township vs Imlay Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: trails (+51% in Conata Township).

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Conata Township, SDAn outdoors townPennington County
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Imlay Township, SDAn outdoors townPennington County · 29 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.

Conata TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors82.9% conserved land42 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Conata Township →
Imlay TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors86% conserved land28 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Imlay 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.

Trails+51%
Conata Township has more miles of trail
Conata Township 41.7 miImlay Township 27.7 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Conata Township and Imlay Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Conata TownshipImlay TownshipConata TownshipImlay Township
Conata Township ↔ Imlay Township7.7 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
Conata TownshipImlay Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low14°F14°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Conata TownshipImlay Township
Trails42 mi28 mi
Conserved land82.9%86%
Archive photos5—
Community
Conata TownshipImlay 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.

Conata TownshipImlay Township
People
Population 0Lowest 29Highest
Median age — 57.6±7.5 52% above SD
Kids under 18 — 3.4%±92.2 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 20.7%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±48.8 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $2,499 97% below SD
Below poverty line — 93.1% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 9.5% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1966 14 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 59.8 miLowest 70.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (33%)—
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Imlay TownshipFew work in Conata Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 82.9%Lowest 86%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 41.7 miHighest 27.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Highest 0.0Lowest
South 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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