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Merkel Township vs Wallace Township

Next-door neighbors in Kidder County. The biggest differences: trails (2.8× in Merkel Township) and conserved land (+19.4 pts in Merkel Township).

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Merkel Township, NDAn outdoors townKidder County · 226 people
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Wallace Township, NDAn outdoors townKidder County
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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.

Merkel TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors71.9% conserved land66 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Merkel Township →
Wallace TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.5% conserved land24 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Wallace 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.

Trails2.8×
Merkel Township has more miles of trail
Merkel Township 66.4 miWallace Township 23.8 mi
Conserved land+19.4 pts
Merkel Township has more conserved land
Merkel Township 71.9%Wallace Township 52.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Merkel Township and Wallace Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Merkel TownshipWallace TownshipMerkel TownshipWallace Township
Merkel Township ↔ Wallace Township7.6 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
Merkel TownshipWallace Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Merkel TownshipWallace Township
Trails66 mi24 mi
Conserved land71.9%52.5%
Community
Merkel TownshipWallace 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.

Merkel TownshipWallace Township
People
Population 226Highest 0Lowest
Median age 14.2±13.8 60% below ND —
Kids under 18 54.4%±41.3 ND: 23.5% —
Age 65+ 9.7%±14.1 ND: 16.5% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46.6% ND: 32.7% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.3 ND: 7.6% —
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,700±$11k 37% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,231 50% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.5% ND: 62.9% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1993 11 yrs newer than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 13.6%±9.5 ND: 8.1% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miLowest 58.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Steele (50%)Bismarck (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wallace TownshipFew work in Merkel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 71.9%Highest 52.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 66.4 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2 0.2
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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