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Lodgepole Township vs Grand River Township

Next-door neighbors in Perkins County. The biggest differences: trails (14.8× in Grand River Township) and conserved land (+26 pts in Grand River Township).

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Lodgepole Township, SDA small town of 0Perkins County
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Grand River Township, SDAn outdoors townPerkins 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.

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.
All about Lodgepole Township →
Grand River TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.1% conserved land18 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Grand River 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.

Trails14.8×
Grand River Township has more miles of trail
Grand River Township 17.7 miLodgepole Township 1.2 mi
Conserved land+26 pts
Grand River Township has more conserved land
Grand River Township 27.1%Lodgepole Township 1.1%
Street grid+50%
Lodgepole Township has the more walkable street grid
Lodgepole Township 0.3Grand River Township 0.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lodgepole Township and Grand River Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lodgepole TownshipGrand River TownshipLodgepole TownshipGrand River Township
Lodgepole Township ↔ Grand River Township8.5 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
Lodgepole TownshipGrand River Township
Snow a year40″42″
January low10°F9°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)144d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Lodgepole TownshipGrand River Township
Trails1 mi18 mi
Conserved land1.1%27.1%
Community
Lodgepole TownshipGrand River 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 TownshipGrand River Township
People
Population 0Lowest 51Highest
Median age — 76.3±46.4 101% above SD
Kids under 18 — 0%±55.5 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 60.8%±63.8 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 70.6% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±27.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line — 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home — 100% SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 2.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lemmon (36%)Lemmon (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grand River TownshipFew work in Lodgepole Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 27.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 17.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
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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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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