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Interior Township vs St. Lawrence Township

159 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (8× in St. Lawrence Township) and conserved land (+49.7 pts in Interior Township).

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Interior Township, SDAn outdoors townJackson County · 45 people
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St. Lawrence Township, SDA small town of 62Hand County · 62 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.

St. Lawrence TownshipA small town of 62
Quiet strengthsSt. Lawrence Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about St. Lawrence 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.

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
Interior TownshipSt. Lawrence Township
Snow a year38″44″
January low14°F7°F
July high91°F85°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th43rd
Outdoors & history
Interior TownshipSt. Lawrence Township
Trails12 mi3 mi
Conserved land59.8%10.1%
Settled19071881
National Register places1—
Archive photos12—
Community
Interior TownshipSt. Lawrence 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

159 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Interior Township ↔ St. Lawrence Township159 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.

Interior TownshipSt. Lawrence Township
People
Population 45Lowest 62Highest
Median age 21.4±0.3Lowest 44% below SD 21.7±0.3Highest 43% below SD
St. Lawrence Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.1%±60.4Highest SD: 24.2% 16.1%±41.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Interior Township and St. Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±77Lowest SD: 18% 9.7%±54.7Highest SD: 18%
St. Lawrence Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±31.4Lowest SD: 5% 51.6%±27.9Highest SD: 5%
St. Lawrence Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $31,328±$647 58% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±61.5 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 100%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0%Lowest SD: 68.6% 17.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±21.7 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 10%Lowest 13.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.65Highest 2.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kadoka (40%)Miller (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in St. Lawrence TownshipFew work in Interior Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 59.8%Highest 10.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.4 miHighest 3.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.8Highest
South 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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