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Hendrickson Township vs Thorpe Township

Next-door neighbors in Hubbard County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+49.9 pts in Thorpe Township) and size (6.8× in Hendrickson Township).

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Hendrickson Township, MNAn outdoors townHubbard County · 338 people
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Thorpe Township, MNAn outdoors townHubbard County · 50 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Hendrickson Township and Thorpe Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hendrickson TownshipThorpe TownshipHendrickson TownshipThorpe Township
Hendrickson Township ↔ Thorpe Township5.5 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
Hendrickson TownshipThorpe Township
Snow a year52″52″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)130d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Hendrickson TownshipThorpe Township
Conserved land29.8%79.7%
National Register places—1
Community
Hendrickson TownshipThorpe 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.

Hendrickson TownshipThorpe Township
People
Population 338Highest 50Lowest
Median age 41.3±9.2Lowest 6% above MN 56.8±11Highest 46% above MN
Thorpe Township and Hendrickson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.7%±5.8Highest MN: 22.9% 4%±49.2Lowest MN: 22.9%
Hendrickson Township and Thorpe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±8.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 36%±36.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Thorpe Township and Hendrickson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 64.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±2.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±28.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Hendrickson Township and Thorpe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,250±$20k 14% below MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $261,900±$32k 20% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,670 50% below MN —
Below poverty line 1.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 58%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.1%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than MN 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 min 43% above MN —
Work from home 7.6%±5.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 53.8%±42.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Thorpe Township and Hendrickson 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 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (31%)Bemidji (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Thorpe TownshipFew work in Hendrickson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.8%Lowest 79.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.1 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.6Lowest
Minnesota 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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