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

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

Hemen Township and Green Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hemen TownshipGreen TownshipHemen TownshipGreen Township
Hemen Township ↔ Green 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
Hemen TownshipGreen Township
Snow a year46″—
January low0°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)143d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th44th
Outdoors & history
Hemen TownshipGreen Township
Trails7 mi13 mi
Conserved land23.4%27.5%
National Register places—1
Community
Hemen TownshipGreen 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.

Hemen TownshipGreen Township
People
Population 44Lowest 137Highest
Median age 48.1±44.1Lowest 34% above ND 66±8.1Highest 84% 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 47.7%±49.2Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±20.6Lowest 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+ 0%±78.7Lowest ND: 16.5% 59.9%±57.5Highest 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+ 0%Lowest ND: 32.7% 46.7%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.1 ND: 7.6% 0%±10.3 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 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1% 9.6%±12.7Highest 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 0.17Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Valley City (25%)Valley City (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Green TownshipFew work in Hemen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.4%Lowest 27.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.4 miLowest 12.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.7Highest
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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