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Green Township vs Hemen Township

Next-door neighbors in Barnes County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+46.7 pts in Green Township) and size (3.1× in Green Township).

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Green Township, NDAn outdoors townBarnes County · 137 people
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Hemen Township, NDAn outdoors townBarnes County · 44 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.

Green TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.5% conserved land13 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Green Township →
Hemen TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.4% conserved land7.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hemen 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.

Bachelor’s degree++46.7 pts
More adults in Green Township have a degree
Green Township 46.7%Hemen Township 0%
Size3.1×
Green Township is the bigger place
Green Township 137Hemen Township 44
Trails+72%
Green Township has more miles of trail
Green Township 12.7 miHemen Township 7.4 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Green Township and Hemen Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Green TownshipHemen TownshipGreen TownshipHemen Township
Green Township ↔ Hemen Township6.9 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
Green TownshipHemen Township
Snow a year—46″
January low—0°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th44th
Outdoors & history
Green TownshipHemen Township
Trails13 mi7 mi
Conserved land27.5%23.4%
National Register places1—
Community
Green TownshipHemen 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.

Green TownshipHemen Township
People
Population 137Highest 44Lowest
Median age 66±8.1Highest 84% above ND 48.1±44.1Lowest 34% above ND
Green Township and Hemen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±20.6Lowest ND: 23.5% 47.7%±49.2Highest ND: 23.5%
Hemen Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 59.9%±57.5Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±78.7Lowest ND: 16.5%
Green Township and Hemen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46.7%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.3 ND: 7.6% 0%±32.1 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $358,800±$184k 44% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,731 11% above ND —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2012 30 yrs newer than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 9.6%±12.7Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
Green Township and Hemen 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 19.8 mi 19.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Valley City (38%)Valley City (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hemen TownshipFew work in Green Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.5%Highest 23.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.7 miHighest 7.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.5Lowest
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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