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Sherman Township vs Bentinck Township

Next-door neighbors in Bottineau County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+86.2 pts in Sherman Township) and homeowners (+44.4 pts renters in Bentinck Township).

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Sherman Township, NDAn outdoors townBottineau County · 41 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.

Sherman TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43.9% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sherman 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 differ most

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

Bachelor’s degree++86.2 pts
More adults in Sherman Township have a degree
Sherman Township 100%Bentinck Township 13.8%
Homeowners+44.4 pts renters
Bentinck Township has more renters
Sherman Township 100%Bentinck Township 55.6%
Street grid+67%
Sherman Township has the more walkable street grid
Sherman Township 0.5Bentinck Township 0.3
Trails+63%
Bentinck Township has more miles of trail
Bentinck Township 36.0 miSherman Township 22.1 mi
Jobs per worker+54%
Bentinck Township is more of a job hub
Bentinck Township 0.77Sherman Township 0.50
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sherman Township and Bentinck Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sherman TownshipBentinck TownshipSherman TownshipBentinck Township
Sherman Township ↔ Bentinck Township5.5 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
Sherman TownshipBentinck Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)1st1st
Outdoors & history
Sherman TownshipBentinck Township
Trails22 mi36 mi
Conserved land43.9%44.2%
Community
Sherman 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.

Sherman TownshipBentinck Township
People
Population 41Highest 29Lowest
Median age 10±63.6Lowest 72% below ND 73.1±6.2Highest 104% above ND
Bentinck Township and Sherman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 51.2%±46.9Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±97.5Lowest ND: 23.5%
Sherman Township and Bentinck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±84.5Lowest ND: 16.5% 75.9%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Bentinck Township and Sherman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 100%Highest ND: 32.7% 13.8%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±34.5 ND: 7.6% 0%±48.8 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
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 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 55.6%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1948 34 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±50 ND: 8.1% 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 4.5%Lowest 7.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.3 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 0.77Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Minot (27%)Newburg (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bentinck TownshipFew work in Sherman Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43.9%Lowest 44.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 22.1 miLowest 36.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
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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