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Orthell Township vs Blacktail Township

Next-door neighbors in Williams County. The biggest differences: street grid (+60% in Blacktail Township).

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Orthell Township, NDA small town of 0Williams County
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Blacktail Township, NDA small town of 93Williams County · 93 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.

Orthell TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsOrthell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Blacktail TownshipA small town of 93
Quiet strengthsBlacktail Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Blacktail 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.

Street grid+60%
Blacktail Township has the more walkable street grid
Blacktail Township 0.8Orthell Township 0.5
★ What stands out · Where they are

Orthell Township and Blacktail Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Orthell TownshipBlacktail TownshipOrthell TownshipBlacktail Township
Orthell Township ↔ Blacktail Township5.6 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
Orthell TownshipBlacktail Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low1°F1°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)123d123d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)3rd3rd
Outdoors & history
Orthell TownshipBlacktail Township
Trails48 mi39 mi
Conserved land6.6%1.1%
Community
Orthell TownshipBlacktail 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.

Orthell TownshipBlacktail Township
People
Population 0Lowest 93Highest
Median age — 64.1±18.9 79% above ND
Kids under 18 — 0%±30.4 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ — 25.8%±41.1 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 52.6% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±15.2 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line — 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1993 11 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home — 24%±23.2 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Williston Township (30%)Williston (49%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blacktail TownshipFew work in Orthell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.6%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 47.8 miHighest 39.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.8Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Orthell Township

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Winner Township4 people
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Scorio Township144 people · $169K homes
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Good Luck Township13 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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