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Sergius Township vs Bentinck Township

Next-door neighbors in Bottineau County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.4× in Sergius Township) and median age (52.4 yrs in Bentinck Township).

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Sergius Township, NDAn outdoors townBottineau County · 30 people
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Bentinck Township, NDAn outdoors townBottineau County · 29 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.

Sergius TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.2% conserved land38 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Sergius Township →
Bentinck TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors44.2% conserved land36 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Bentinck Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker8.4×
Sergius Township is more of a job hub
Sergius Township 6.45Bentinck Township 0.77
Median age52.4 yrs
Bentinck Township skews older
Bentinck Township 73.1Sergius Township 20.7
Conserved land+20 pts
Bentinck Township has more conserved land
Bentinck Township 44.2%Sergius Township 24.2%
Typical home built30 yrs
Bentinck Township’s homes are older
Sergius Township 1978Bentinck Township 1948
Bachelor’s degree++13.8 pts
More adults in Bentinck Township have a degree
Bentinck Township 13.8%Sergius Township 0%
Street grid+67%
Sergius Township has the more walkable street grid
Sergius Township 0.5Bentinck Township 0.3
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sergius Township and Bentinck Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sergius TownshipBentinck TownshipSergius TownshipBentinck Township
Sergius Township ↔ Bentinck Township7.4 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
Sergius TownshipBentinck Township
Snow a year49″—
January low-4°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)132d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)1st1st
Outdoors & history
Sergius TownshipBentinck Township
Trails38 mi36 mi
Conserved land24.2%44.2%
Community
Sergius TownshipBentinck 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.

Sergius TownshipBentinck Township
People
Population 30Highest 29Lowest
Median age 20.7±24.9Lowest 42% below ND 73.1±6.2Highest 104% above ND
Kids under 18 36.7%±64.3Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±97.5Lowest ND: 23.5%
Sergius Township and Bentinck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 75.9%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Bentinck Township and Sergius 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% 13.8%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±47.1 ND: 7.6% 0%±48.8 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,750±$42k 81% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $200,000±$62k 20% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50%Lowest ND: 62.9% 55.6%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 4 yrs older than ND 1948Lowest 34 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 ND: 8.1% 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 7.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 6.45Highest 0.77Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Westhope (18%)Newburg (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bentinck TownshipFew work in Sergius Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.2%Lowest 44.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 37.9 miHighest 36.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest
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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