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Henderson Township vs Wheaton Township

121 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+53.6 pts in Wheaton Township) and trails (+85% in Wheaton Township).

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Henderson Township, NDA small town of 55Cavalier County · 55 people
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Wheaton Township, NDAn outdoors townBottineau County · 56 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.

Henderson TownshipA small town of 55
Quiet strengthsHenderson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Henderson Township →
Wheaton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.6% conserved land34 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wheaton 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.

Conserved land+53.6 pts
Wheaton Township has more conserved land
Wheaton Township 62.6%Henderson Township 9%
Trails+85%
Wheaton Township has more miles of trail
Wheaton Township 33.7 miHenderson Township 18.2 mi
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
Henderson TownshipWheaton Township
Snow a year38″—
January low-6°F—
July high78°F—
Growing season (days)128d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th1st
Outdoors & history
Henderson TownshipWheaton Township
Trails18 mi34 mi
Conserved land9%62.6%
Community
Henderson TownshipWheaton 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.

Where they are

121 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Henderson TownshipCavalier CountyWheaton TownshipBottineau County
Henderson Township ↔ Wheaton Township121 miles apart
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.

Henderson TownshipWheaton Township
People
Population 55Lowest 56Highest
Median age 36.4±19.9Lowest about the ND average 40.3±0.5Highest 12% above ND
Wheaton Township and Henderson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 41.8%±36.7Highest ND: 23.5% 19.6%±44.9Lowest ND: 23.5%
Henderson Township and Wheaton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.5%±58.2Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±61.9Lowest ND: 16.5%
Henderson Township and Wheaton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.4%Lowest ND: 32.7% 37.8%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±25.7Lowest ND: 7.6% 8.9%±19.7Highest ND: 7.6%
Wheaton Township and Henderson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $168,750±$72k 120% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $9,999 96% below 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 1971 11 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 17.4%±20.7Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±58.8Lowest ND: 8.1%
Henderson Township and Wheaton 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 23.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Langdon (29%)Westhope (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wheaton TownshipFew work in Henderson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9%Lowest 62.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 18.2 miLowest 33.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.4Lowest
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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