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Millward Township vs White Pine Township

Next-door neighbors in Aitkin County. The biggest differences: trails (4.3× in Millward Township) and conserved land (+21.1 pts in White Pine Township).

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Millward Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 41 people
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White Pine Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 23 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.

Millward TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.6% conserved land33 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Millward Township →
White Pine TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors83.7% conserved land7.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about White Pine 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.

Trails4.3×
Millward Township has more miles of trail
Millward Township 32.8 miWhite Pine Township 7.7 mi
Conserved land+21.1 pts
White Pine Township has more conserved land
White Pine Township 83.7%Millward Township 62.6%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Millward Township and White Pine Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Millward TownshipWhite Pine TownshipMillward TownshipWhite Pine Township
Millward Township ↔ White Pine Township7.1 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
Millward TownshipWhite Pine Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th49th
Outdoors & history
Millward TownshipWhite Pine Township
Trails33 mi8 mi
Conserved land62.6%83.7%
National Register places1—
Community
Millward TownshipWhite Pine 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.

Millward TownshipWhite Pine Township
People
Population 41Highest 23Lowest
Median age 66.3±13.2Highest 71% above MN 57.3±4.3Lowest 48% above MN
Millward Township and White Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.3%±60.3Highest MN: 22.9% 0%±100Lowest MN: 22.9%
Millward Township and White Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 56.1%±52.2Highest MN: 17.3% 26.1%±100Lowest MN: 17.3%
Millward Township and White Pine 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 MN: 39.4% 4.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±24.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±61.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Millward Township and White Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,375±$14kLowest 39% below MN $76,250±$39kHighest 14% below MN
White Pine Township and Millward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,000±$139k 54% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $900 73% below MN —
Below poverty line 7.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 17.4%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN 1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 min 57% above MN —
Work from home 20%±14.3Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±76.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Millward Township and White Pine 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 32.3 miLowest 46.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.88Highest
Top workplaceoutside town McGregor (19%)Isle (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in White Pine TownshipFew work in Millward Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.6%Lowest 83.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 32.8 miHighest 7.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1 0.1
Minnesota 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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