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Frederick Township vs Palmer Township

Next-door neighbors in Divide County. The biggest differences: size (23.7× in Palmer Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+88.6 pts in Palmer Township).

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Frederick Township, NDAn outdoors townDivide County · 6 people
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Palmer Township, NDAn outdoors townDivide County · 142 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.

Frederick TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors66.7% conserved land38 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Frederick Township →
Palmer TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors69.2% conserved land32 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Palmer 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.

Size23.7×
Palmer Township is the bigger place
Palmer Township 142Frederick Township 6
Bachelor’s degree++88.6 pts
More adults in Palmer Township have a degree
Palmer Township 88.6%Frederick Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Frederick Township and Palmer Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Frederick TownshipPalmer TownshipFrederick TownshipPalmer Township
Frederick Township ↔ Palmer Township5.9 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
Frederick TownshipPalmer Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low-2°F-2°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)124d124d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)0th0th
Outdoors & history
Frederick TownshipPalmer Township
Trails38 mi32 mi
Conserved land66.7%69.2%
Community
Frederick TownshipPalmer 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.

Frederick TownshipPalmer Township
People
Population 6Lowest 142Highest
Median age — 23±25.7 36% below ND
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 17.6%±23.1Highest ND: 23.5%
Palmer Township and Frederick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±24.4Lowest ND: 16.5%
Frederick Township and Palmer 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 ND: 32.7% 88.6%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 ND: 7.6% 0%±10 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±8.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Crosby (25%)Crosby (75%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Palmer TownshipFew work in Frederick Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 66.7%Lowest 69.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 37.7 miHighest 31.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.4Highest
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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