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Springfield Township vs Atkins Township

Next-door neighbors in Towner County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+9.6 pts in Atkins Township).

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Springfield Township, NDAn outdoors townTowner County · 18 people
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Atkins Township, NDAn outdoors townTowner County
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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.

Springfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27% conserved land18 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Springfield Township →
Atkins TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36.6% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Atkins 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.

Conserved land+9.6 pts
Atkins Township has more conserved land
Atkins Township 36.6%Springfield Township 27%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Springfield Township and Atkins Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Springfield TownshipAtkins TownshipSpringfield TownshipAtkins Township
Springfield Township ↔ Atkins Township7.2 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
Springfield TownshipAtkins Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Springfield TownshipAtkins Township
Trails18 mi22 mi
Conserved land27%36.6%
Community
Springfield TownshipAtkins 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.

Springfield TownshipAtkins Township
People
Population 18Highest 0Lowest
Kids under 18 0%±100 ND: 23.5% —
Age 65+ 0%±100 ND: 16.5% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% ND: 32.7% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±78.6 ND: 7.6% —
Cost of living
Below poverty line 100% ND: 10.8% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% —
Getting to work
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Cando Township (26%)Cando (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Atkins TownshipFew work in Springfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27%Lowest 36.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 17.9 miLowest 21.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4 0.4
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Zion Township69 people · $134K homes

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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