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Kelso Township vs Bohnsack Township

Next-door neighbors in Traill County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+62.4 pts in Kelso Township) and jobs per worker (3.1× in Bohnsack Township).

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Kelso Township, NDA small town of 140Traill County · 140 people
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Bohnsack Township, NDKnown for its schoolsTraill County · 39 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.

Kelso TownshipA small town of 140
Quiet strengthsKelso Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kelso Township →
Bohnsack TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of ND districts All about Bohnsack 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++62.4 pts
More adults in Kelso Township have a degree
Kelso Township 82.4%Bohnsack Township 20%
Jobs per worker3.1×
Bohnsack Township is more of a job hub
Bohnsack Township 0.83Kelso Township 0.27
Street grid2.3×
Kelso Township has the more walkable street grid
Kelso Township 0.7Bohnsack Township 0.3
Size3.6×
Kelso Township is the bigger place
Kelso Township 140Bohnsack Township 39
★ What stands out · Where they are

Kelso Township and Bohnsack Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kelso TownshipBohnsack TownshipKelso TownshipBohnsack Township
Kelso Township ↔ Bohnsack Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Kelso TownshipNot graded A−Bohnsack TownshipBetter than 76% of districts in the state
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
Kelso TownshipBohnsack Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th28th
Outdoors & history
Kelso TownshipBohnsack Township
Trails33 mi37 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Kelso TownshipBohnsack 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.

Kelso TownshipBohnsack Township
People
Population 140Highest 39Lowest
Median age 41.9±24.4Lowest 17% above ND 64.2±64.5Highest 79% above ND
Bohnsack Township and Kelso Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.4%±19Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±72.5Lowest ND: 23.5%
Kelso Township and Bohnsack Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.7%±23.8Highest ND: 16.5% 28.2%±85.9Lowest ND: 16.5%
Kelso Township and Bohnsack Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 82.4%Highest ND: 32.7% 20%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.1 ND: 7.6% 0%±36.3 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $188,214±$49k 146% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $238,900±$62k 4% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,421 about the ND average —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 51.3%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974 8 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 32.3%±33.3Lowest ND: 8.1% 47.1%±100Highest ND: 8.1%
Bohnsack Township and Kelso Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mayville (30%)Fargo (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bohnsack TownshipFew work in Kelso Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 32.6 miLowest 37.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.3Lowest
Schools
School district —HILLSBORO 9
High school in town —None in town
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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