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Johnson Township vs Hawksnest Township

Next-door neighbors in Wells County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+15 pts in Johnson Township) and street grid (+67% in Johnson Township).

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Johnson Township, NDAn outdoors townWells County · 38 people
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Hawksnest Township, NDA small town of 51Wells County · 51 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.

Johnson TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.4% conserved land17 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Johnson Township →
Hawksnest TownshipA small town of 51
Quiet strengthsHawksnest Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hawksnest 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+15 pts
Johnson Township has more conserved land
Johnson Township 15.4%Hawksnest Township 0.4%
Street grid+67%
Johnson Township has the more walkable street grid
Johnson Township 0.5Hawksnest Township 0.3
Bachelor’s degree++12.8 pts
More adults in Hawksnest Township have a degree
Hawksnest Township 45.1%Johnson Township 32.3%
Trails+59%
Hawksnest Township has more miles of trail
Hawksnest Township 26.5 miJohnson Township 16.7 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Johnson Township and Hawksnest Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Johnson TownshipHawksnest TownshipJohnson TownshipHawksnest Township
Johnson Township ↔ Hawksnest Township6.6 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
Johnson TownshipHawksnest Township
Snow a year34″34″
January low1°F1°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th36th
Outdoors & history
Johnson TownshipHawksnest Township
Trails17 mi27 mi
Conserved land15.4%0.4%
Community
Johnson TownshipHawksnest 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.

Johnson TownshipHawksnest Township
People
Population 38Lowest 51Highest
Median age 32.1±0.4 11% below ND —
Kids under 18 18.4%±71Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±55.5Lowest ND: 23.5%
Johnson Township and Hawksnest Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±91.2Lowest ND: 16.5% 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Hawksnest Township and Johnson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 45.1%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±37.2 ND: 7.6% 0%±27.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work from home 67.7%±100 ND: 8.1% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 104.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town New Rockford (20%)Ellendale (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hawksnest TownshipFew work in Johnson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.4%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.7 miLowest 26.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest
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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