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Logan Township vs Plummer Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (10.5× in Logan Township) and conserved land (+18.5 pts in Logan Township).

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Logan Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 19 people
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Plummer Township, SDA small town of 15Brule County · 15 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.

Logan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.5% conserved land2.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Logan Township →
Plummer TownshipA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsPlummer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plummer 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.

Trails10.5×
Logan Township has more miles of trail
Logan Township 2.1 miPlummer Township 0.2 mi
Conserved land+18.5 pts
Logan Township has more conserved land
Logan Township 40.5%Plummer Township 22%
Street grid+67%
Logan Township has the more walkable street grid
Logan Township 0.5Plummer Township 0.3
★ What stands out · Where they are

Logan Township and Plummer Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Logan TownshipPlummer TownshipLogan TownshipPlummer Township
Logan Township ↔ Plummer Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border
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
Logan TownshipPlummer Township
Snow a year45″38″
January low7°F8°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st65th
Outdoors & history
Logan TownshipPlummer Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land40.5%—
Community
Logan TownshipPlummer 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.

Logan TownshipPlummer Township
People
Population 19Highest 15Lowest
Median age — 40.1±53.5 6% above SD
Kids under 18 31.6%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 46.7%±100Highest SD: 24.2%
Plummer Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100 SD: 18% 0%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±74.4 SD: 5% 0%±94.3 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 100%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home — 37.5%±35.3 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.3 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.75Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Parkston (25%)Chester Township (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plummer TownshipFew work in Logan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.5%Highest 22%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Logan Township

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Crow Lake Township49 people
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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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