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Thorp Township vs Mount Pleasant Township

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: trails (17.5× in Thorp Township) and street grid (+60% in Mount Pleasant Township).

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Thorp Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 80 people
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Mount Pleasant Township, SDAn outdoors townClark 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.

Thorp TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.9% conserved land7.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Thorp Township →
Mount Pleasant TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors44.1% conserved land0.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 17%of SD districts All about Mount Pleasant 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.

Trails17.5×
Thorp Township has more miles of trail
Thorp Township 7.0 miMount Pleasant Township 0.4 mi
Street grid+60%
Mount Pleasant Township has the more walkable street grid
Mount Pleasant Township 0.8Thorp Township 0.5
★ What stands out · Where they are

Thorp Township and Mount Pleasant Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Thorp TownshipMount Pleasant TownshipThorp TownshipMount Pleasant Township
Thorp Township ↔ Mount Pleasant Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Thorp TownshipNot graded C−Mount Pleasant TownshipBetter than 17% of districts in the state
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
Thorp TownshipMount Pleasant Township
Snow a year43″22″
January low2°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)156d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Thorp TownshipMount Pleasant Township
Trails7 mi0 mi
Conserved land45.9%44.1%
National Register places1—
Community
Thorp TownshipMount Pleasant 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.

Thorp TownshipMount Pleasant Township
People
Population 80Highest 0Lowest
Median age 30.1±33.9 21% below SD —
Kids under 18 47.5%±36.9 SD: 24.2% —
Age 65+ 5%±41.7 SD: 18% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 66.7% SD: 31.9% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.7 SD: 5% —
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,643±$42k 26% above SD —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.8% SD: 68.6% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1952 28 yrs older than SD —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 44 min 144% above SD —
Work from home 20%±19.1 SD: 9.7% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Willow Lake (17%)Clark (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mount Pleasant TownshipFew work in Thorp Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 45.9%Highest 44.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.0 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.8Highest
Schools
School district —Clark School District 12-2
High school in town —None in town
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Thorp Township

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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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