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Mentor Township vs Coalfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Divide County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+100 pts in Coalfield Township) and conserved land (+17.8 pts in Mentor Township).

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Mentor Township, NDAn outdoors townDivide County · 5 people
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Coalfield Township, NDAn outdoors townDivide County · 3 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.

Mentor TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36.6% conserved land49 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Mentor Township →
Coalfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.8% conserved land51 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Coalfield 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.

Bachelor’s degree++100 pts
More adults in Coalfield Township have a degree
Coalfield Township 100%Mentor Township 0%
Conserved land+17.8 pts
Mentor Township has more conserved land
Mentor Township 36.6%Coalfield Township 18.8%
Work in town+11.1 pts
More of Mentor Township’s workers stay in town
Mentor Township 11.1%Coalfield Township 0%
Jobs per worker+56%
Mentor Township is more of a job hub
Mentor Township 1.11Coalfield Township 0.71
★ What stands out · Where they are

Mentor Township and Coalfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mentor TownshipCoalfield TownshipMentor TownshipCoalfield Township
Mentor Township ↔ Coalfield Township7.0 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
Mentor TownshipCoalfield Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low0°F0°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)128d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)0th0th
Outdoors & history
Mentor TownshipCoalfield Township
Trails49 mi51 mi
Conserved land36.6%18.8%
National Register places—1
Community
Mentor TownshipCoalfield 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.

Mentor TownshipCoalfield Township
People
Population 5Highest 3Lowest
Kids under 18 0%±100 ND: 23.5% 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Mentor Township and Coalfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest ND: 32.7% 100%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents 11.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.11Highest 0.71Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Crosby (56%)Crosby (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Coalfield TownshipFew work in Mentor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.6%Highest 18.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 48.8 miLowest 50.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4 0.4
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Mentor Township

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Forthun Township6 people
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Long Creek Township114 people

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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