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Gate Township vs Roseglen Township

Next-door neighbors in McLean County. The biggest differences: median age (39.1 yrs in Roseglen Township) and street grid (2.7× in Roseglen Township).

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Gate Township, NDAn outdoors townMcLean County · 85 people
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Roseglen Township, NDA small town of 58McLean County · 58 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.

Gate TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.9% conserved land33 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Gate Township →
Roseglen TownshipA small town of 58
Quiet strengthsRoseglen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Roseglen 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.

Median age39.1 yrs
Roseglen Township skews older
Roseglen Township 60.3Gate Township 21.2
Street grid2.7×
Roseglen Township has the more walkable street grid
Roseglen Township 0.8Gate Township 0.3
Bachelor’s degree++14.4 pts
More adults in Roseglen Township have a degree
Roseglen Township 41.7%Gate Township 27.3%
Conserved land+8.7 pts
Gate Township has more conserved land
Gate Township 13.9%Roseglen Township 5.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Gate Township and Roseglen Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gate TownshipRoseglen TownshipGate TownshipRoseglen Township
Gate Township ↔ Roseglen Township5.1 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
Gate TownshipRoseglen Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd23rd
Outdoors & history
Gate TownshipRoseglen Township
Trails33 mi22 mi
Conserved land13.9%5.2%
Community
Gate TownshipRoseglen 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.

Gate TownshipRoseglen Township
People
Population 85Highest 58Lowest
Median age 21.2±1.4Lowest 41% below ND 60.3±14.9Highest 68% above ND
Kids under 18 22.4%±23.2Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±48.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Gate Township and Roseglen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.1%±39.5Lowest ND: 16.5% 34.5%±54.6Highest ND: 16.5%
Roseglen Township and Gate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 41.7%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 21.2%±14.5Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±24.4Lowest ND: 7.6%
Gate Township and Roseglen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 65.5%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1967 15 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 19%±12.3Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±76.9Lowest ND: 8.1%
Gate Township and Roseglen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.8 mi 38.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Parshall (18%)Minot (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Roseglen TownshipFew work in Gate Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.9%Highest 5.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 33.0 miHighest 22.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.8Highest
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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