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Nordland Township vs Dumarce Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: work from home (+100 pts in Dumarce Township) and homeowners (+100 pts renters in Nordland Township).

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Nordland Township, SDA small town of 36Marshall County · 36 people
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Dumarce Township, SDAn outdoors townMarshall County · 13 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.

Nordland TownshipA small town of 36
Quiet strengthsNordland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Nordland Township →
Dumarce TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors55.7% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Dumarce 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.

Work from home+100 pts
More people work from home in Dumarce Township
Dumarce Township 100%Nordland Township 0%
Homeowners+100 pts renters
Nordland Township has more renters
Dumarce Township 100%Nordland Township 0%
Bachelor’s degree++46.2 pts
More adults in Dumarce Township have a degree
Dumarce Township 46.2%Nordland Township 0%
Trails3.1×
Dumarce Township has more miles of trail
Dumarce Township 2.8 miNordland Township 0.9 mi
Size2.8×
Nordland Township is the bigger place
Nordland Township 36Dumarce Township 13
★ What stands out · Where they are

Nordland Township and Dumarce Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nordland TownshipDumarce TownshipNordland TownshipDumarce Township
Nordland Township ↔ Dumarce 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
Nordland TownshipDumarce Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)160d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Nordland TownshipDumarce Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—55.7%
Community
Nordland TownshipDumarce 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.

Nordland TownshipDumarce Township
People
Population 36Highest 13Lowest
Median age 59.7±15.2 57% above SD —
Kids under 18 0%±78.6 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 30.6%±98.4Lowest SD: 18% 100%±100Highest SD: 18%
Dumarce Township and Nordland 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 SD: 31.9% 46.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 38.9%±41.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±100Lowest SD: 5%
Nordland Township and Dumarce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Below poverty line 30.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 0%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 42 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±71.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 100%Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (55%)Britton (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dumarce TownshipFew work in Nordland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 59.4%Highest 55.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
South 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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