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Fort Township vs Hamilton Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.6× in Fort Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+32.3 pts in Hamilton Township).

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Fort Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 75 people
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Hamilton Township, SDA small town of 26Marshall County · 26 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.

Fort TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.4% conserved land1.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Fort Township →
Hamilton TownshipA small town of 26
Quiet strengthsHamilton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hamilton 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.

Jobs per worker5.6×
Fort Township is more of a job hub
Fort Township 1.00Hamilton Township 0.18
Bachelor’s degree++32.3 pts
More adults in Hamilton Township have a degree
Hamilton Township 42.3%Fort Township 10%
Conserved land+15.9 pts
Fort Township has more conserved land
Fort Township 62.4%Hamilton Township 46.5%
Size2.9×
Fort Township is the bigger place
Fort Township 75Hamilton Township 26
Homeowners+14.8 pts renters
Fort Township has more renters
Hamilton Township 100%Fort Township 85.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Fort Township and Hamilton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fort TownshipHamilton TownshipFort TownshipHamilton Township
Fort Township ↔ Hamilton Township4.6 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
Fort TownshipHamilton Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)160d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Fort TownshipHamilton Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land62.4%—
National Register places1—
Community
Fort TownshipHamilton 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.

Fort TownshipHamilton Township
People
Population 75Highest 26Lowest
Median age 37.3±6.3 about the SD average —
Kids under 18 20%±37.6Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Fort Township and Hamilton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±46.2 SD: 18% 0%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10%Lowest SD: 31.9% 42.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±18.9 SD: 5% 0%±54.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,070±$942 48% below SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984 4 yrs newer than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 49 min 173% above SD —
Work from home 5%±9.2Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±38.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Fort Township and Hamilton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (25%)Britton (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hamilton TownshipFew work in Fort Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.4%Highest 46.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.3Lowest
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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