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Fordham Township vs Logan Township

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: size (23.2× in Fordham Township) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Logan Township).

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Fordham Township, SDKnown for its schoolsClark County · 116 people
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Logan Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 5 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.

Fordham TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 17%of SD districts All about Fordham Township →
Logan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.6% conserved land6.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Logan 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.

Size23.2×
Fordham Township is the bigger place
Fordham Township 116Logan Township 5
Jobs per worker4.4×
Logan Township is more of a job hub
Logan Township 1.36Fordham Township 0.31
★ What stands out · Where they are

Fordham Township and Logan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fordham TownshipLogan TownshipFordham TownshipLogan Township
Fordham Township ↔ Logan Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
C−Fordham TownshipBetter than 17% of districts in the state –Logan TownshipNot graded
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
Fordham TownshipLogan Township
Snow a year—22″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Fordham TownshipLogan Township
Trails6 mi7 mi
Conserved land11.9%12.6%
Community
Fordham TownshipLogan 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.

Fordham TownshipLogan Township
People
Population 116Highest 5Lowest
Median age 40.5±5.2 7% above SD —
Kids under 18 15.5%±25.8Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Fordham Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.3%±28.8Lowest SD: 18% 100%±100Highest SD: 18%
Logan Township and Fordham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.2 SD: 5% 0%±100 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 95.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 1.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (20%)Clark (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Logan TownshipFew work in Fordham Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.9%Lowest 12.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.3 miLowest 6.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest
Schools
School district Clark School District 12-2—
High school in town None in town—
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Fordham Township

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Capitola Township192 people · $179K homes
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Towns like Fordham Township

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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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