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Dunkel Township vs Zickrick Township

Next-door neighbors in Jones County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+50 pts in Zickrick Township) and street grid (2.3× in Dunkel Township).

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Dunkel Township, SDA small town of 6Jones County · 6 people
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Zickrick Township, SDA small town of 3Jones County · 3 people
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.

Dunkel TownshipA small town of 6
Quiet strengthsDunkel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Zickrick TownshipA small town of 3
Quiet strengthsZickrick Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Dunkel Township and Zickrick Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dunkel TownshipZickrick TownshipDunkel TownshipZickrick Township
Dunkel Township ↔ Zickrick Township5.8 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
Dunkel TownshipZickrick Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low12°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)158d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Dunkel TownshipZickrick Township
Trails6 mi4 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Dunkel TownshipZickrick 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.

Dunkel TownshipZickrick Township
People
Population 6Highest 3Lowest
Median age — 51.5±43.8 36% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 33.3%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Zickrick Township and Dunkel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%
Dunkel Township and Zickrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 50%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Murdo (50%)Murdo (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Zickrick TownshipFew work in Dunkel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miHighest 3.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.4Lowest
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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