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Lodgepole Township vs Fredlund Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+11.3 pts in Fredlund Township) and street grid (+50% in Lodgepole Township).

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Lodgepole Township, SDA small town of 0Perkins County
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Fredlund Township, SDA small town of 0Perkins County
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.

Lodgepole TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsLodgepole Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Fredlund TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsFredlund Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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

Lodgepole Township and Fredlund Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lodgepole TownshipFredlund TownshipLodgepole TownshipFredlund Township
Lodgepole Township ↔ Fredlund Township5.4 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
Lodgepole TownshipFredlund Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Lodgepole TownshipFredlund Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.1%12.4%
Community
Lodgepole TownshipFredlund 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.

Lodgepole TownshipFredlund Township
People
Population 0 0
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (36%)Lemmon (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fredlund TownshipFew work in Lodgepole Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 12.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 mi 1.2 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Highest 0.2Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Lodgepole Township

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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