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Stirton Township vs Normal Township

127 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2× in Stirton Township) and conserved land (+10 pts in Normal Township).

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Stirton Township, NDAn outdoors townStutsman County · 47 people
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Normal Township, NDAn outdoors townMcHenry County · 42 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.

Stirton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.1% conserved land36 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Stirton Township →
Normal TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors33.1% conserved land39 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Normal 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.

Jobs per worker2×
Stirton Township is more of a job hub
Stirton Township 0.06Normal Township 0.03
Conserved land+10 pts
Normal Township has more conserved land
Normal Township 33.1%Stirton Township 23.1%
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
Stirton TownshipNormal Township
Snow a year38″39″
January low—-4°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—126d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th14th
Outdoors & history
Stirton TownshipNormal Township
Trails36 mi39 mi
Conserved land23.1%33.1%
Community
Stirton TownshipNormal 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.

Where they are

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stirton TownshipStutsman CountyNormal TownshipMcHenry County
Stirton Township ↔ Normal Township127 miles apart
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.

Stirton TownshipNormal Township
People
Population 47Highest 42Lowest
Median age 2.7±23.3Lowest 92% below ND 6.4±23.2Highest 82% below ND
Normal Township and Stirton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 63.8%±73.9Highest ND: 23.5% 61.9%±8.5Lowest ND: 23.5%
Stirton Township and Normal Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.5%±64.3Lowest ND: 16.5% 11.9%±75.9Highest ND: 16.5%
Normal Township and Stirton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% ND: 32.7% 0% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1 ND: 7.6% 0%±33.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,938±$41k 7% below ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,500±$177k 15% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,450 41% below ND —
Below poverty line 4.3%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 30 yrs older than ND 1955Highest 27 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 30%±52Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
Stirton Township and Normal Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jamestown (46%)Minot (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Normal TownshipFew work in Stirton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.1%Lowest 33.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 36.3 miLowest 38.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
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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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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