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McClellan Township vs Eldon Township

Next-door neighbors in Benson County. The biggest differences: median age (30.5 yrs in McClellan Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+31.7 pts in Eldon Township).

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McClellan Township, NDAn outdoors townBenson County · 12 people
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Eldon Township, NDAn outdoors townBenson County · 48 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.

McClellan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.9% conserved land27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about McClellan Township →
Eldon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors37.2% conserved land14 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Eldon Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Median age30.5 yrs
McClellan Township skews older
McClellan Township 63.5Eldon Township 33
Bachelor’s degree++31.7 pts
More adults in Eldon Township have a degree
Eldon Township 40%McClellan Township 8.3%
Size4×
Eldon Township is the bigger place
Eldon Township 48McClellan Township 12
Trails+88%
McClellan Township has more miles of trail
McClellan Township 27.0 miEldon Township 14.4 mi
Conserved land+12.3 pts
Eldon Township has more conserved land
Eldon Township 37.2%McClellan Township 24.9%
Typical home built18 yrs
McClellan Township’s homes are older
Eldon Township 1968McClellan Township 1950
★ What stands out · Where they are

McClellan Township and Eldon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

McClellan TownshipEldon TownshipMcClellan TownshipEldon Township
McClellan Township ↔ Eldon Township5.0 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
McClellan TownshipEldon Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
McClellan TownshipEldon Township
Trails27 mi14 mi
Conserved land24.9%37.2%
Community
McClellan TownshipEldon 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.

McClellan TownshipEldon Township
People
Population 12Lowest 48Highest
Median age 63.5±23.9Highest 77% above ND 33±3.7Lowest 8% below ND
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 27.1%±56.9Highest ND: 23.5%
Eldon Township and McClellan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 41.7%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 10.4%±59.3Lowest ND: 16.5%
McClellan Township and Eldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 40%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 ND: 7.6% 0%±29.5 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,000±$42kLowest 15% below ND $103,269±$574Highest 35% above ND
Eldon Township and McClellan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $418,200±$80k 67% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $256 90% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 2.1%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 32 yrs older than ND 1968Highest 14 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 16.7%±62.9Lowest ND: 8.1% 46.4%±22.5Highest ND: 8.1%
Eldon Township and McClellan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Maddock (27%)Leeds (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eldon TownshipFew work in McClellan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.9%Lowest 37.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 27.0 miHighest 14.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
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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