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McKinley Township vs Bossko Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: median age (45 yrs in Bossko Township) and street grid (3.7× in Bossko Township).

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McKinley Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 79 people
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Bossko Township, SDA small town of 31Roberts County · 31 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.

McKinley TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.3% conserved land1.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about McKinley Township →
Bossko TownshipA small town of 31
Quiet strengthsBossko Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bossko 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 age45 yrs
Bossko Township skews older
Bossko Township 66.5McKinley Township 21.5
Street grid3.7×
Bossko Township has the more walkable street grid
Bossko Township 1.1McKinley Township 0.3
Homeowners+38.5 pts renters
Bossko Township has more renters
McKinley Township 100%Bossko Township 61.5%
Bachelor’s degree++37.5 pts
More adults in McKinley Township have a degree
McKinley Township 37.5%Bossko Township 0%
Conserved land+33.3 pts
McKinley Township has more conserved land
McKinley Township 40.3%Bossko Township 7%
Size2.5×
McKinley Township is the bigger place
McKinley Township 79Bossko Township 31
★ What stands out · Where they are

McKinley Township and Bossko Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

McKinley TownshipBossko TownshipMcKinley TownshipBossko Township
McKinley Township ↔ Bossko Township5.0 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
McKinley TownshipBossko Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low3°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)160d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd41st
Outdoors & history
McKinley TownshipBossko Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land40.3%7%
Community
McKinley TownshipBossko 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.

McKinley TownshipBossko Township
People
Population 79Highest 31Lowest
Median age 21.5±30.1Lowest 43% below SD 66.5±5Highest 75% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±35.8 SD: 24.2% 0%±91.2 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 22.8%±41Lowest SD: 18% 64.5%±99.5Highest SD: 18%
Bossko Township and McKinley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.9 SD: 5% 0%±45.6 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 35.5%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 61.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1983 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±16.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 25%±31.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Bossko Township and McKinley 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 18.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Red Iron Lake Township (25%)Sisseton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bossko TownshipFew work in McKinley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.3%Highest 7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
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 0.3Lowest 1.1Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering McKinley Township

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Red Iron Lake Township142 people
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Dumarce Township13 people
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Veblen Township136 people · $213K homes

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Pleasant View Township71 people
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Belle Plaine Township60 people · $425K homes
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Fairview Township46 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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