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Wheaton Township vs Henderson Township

121 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+53.6 pts in Wheaton Township) and trails (+85% in Wheaton Township).

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Wheaton Township, NDAn outdoors townBottineau County · 56 people
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Henderson Township, NDA small town of 55Cavalier County · 55 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.

Wheaton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.6% conserved land34 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wheaton Township →
Henderson TownshipA small town of 55
Quiet strengthsHenderson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Henderson 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+53.6 pts
Wheaton Township has more conserved land
Wheaton Township 62.6%Henderson Township 9%
Trails+85%
Wheaton Township has more miles of trail
Wheaton Township 33.7 miHenderson Township 18.2 mi
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
Wheaton TownshipHenderson Township
Snow a year—38″
January low—-6°F
July high—78°F
Growing season (days)—128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)1st17th
Outdoors & history
Wheaton TownshipHenderson Township
Trails34 mi18 mi
Conserved land62.6%9%
Community
Wheaton TownshipHenderson 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

121 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wheaton TownshipBottineau CountyHenderson TownshipCavalier County
Wheaton Township ↔ Henderson Township121 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.

Wheaton TownshipHenderson Township
People
Population 56Highest 55Lowest
Median age 40.3±0.5Highest 12% above ND 36.4±19.9Lowest about the ND average
Wheaton Township and Henderson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.6%±44.9Lowest ND: 23.5% 41.8%±36.7Highest ND: 23.5%
Henderson Township and Wheaton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±61.9Lowest ND: 16.5% 5.5%±58.2Highest ND: 16.5%
Henderson Township and Wheaton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.8%Highest ND: 32.7% 34.4%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.9%±19.7Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±25.7Lowest ND: 7.6%
Wheaton Township and Henderson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $168,750±$72k 120% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $9,999 96% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1971 11 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±58.8Lowest ND: 8.1% 17.4%±20.7Highest ND: 8.1%
Henderson Township and Wheaton 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 31.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Westhope (19%)Langdon (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Henderson TownshipFew work in Wheaton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.6%Highest 9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 33.7 miHighest 18.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
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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