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Woodland Township vs Thorp Township

Next-door neighbors in Clark County. The biggest differences: median age (43.4 yrs in Woodland Township) and trails (4.7× in Thorp Township).

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Woodland Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 18 people
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Thorp Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 80 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.

Woodland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.4% conserved land1.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Woodland Township →
Thorp TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.9% conserved land7.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Thorp Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Median age43.4 yrs
Woodland Township skews older
Woodland Township 73.5Thorp Township 30.1
Trails4.7×
Thorp Township has more miles of trail
Thorp Township 7.0 miWoodland Township 1.5 mi
Homeowners+56.2 pts renters
Thorp Township has more renters
Woodland Township 100%Thorp Township 43.8%
Bachelor’s degree++50 pts
More adults in Thorp Township have a degree
Thorp Township 66.7%Woodland Township 16.7%
Jobs per worker3.4×
Thorp Township is more of a job hub
Thorp Township 0.75Woodland Township 0.22
Typical home built52 yrs
Thorp Township’s homes are older
Woodland Township 2004Thorp Township 1952
★ What stands out · Where they are

Woodland Township and Thorp Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Woodland TownshipThorp TownshipWoodland TownshipThorp Township
Woodland Township ↔ Thorp Township6.6 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
Woodland TownshipThorp Township
Snow a year22″43″
January low—2°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Woodland TownshipThorp Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land62.4%45.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Woodland TownshipThorp 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.

Woodland TownshipThorp Township
People
Population 18Lowest 80Highest
Median age 73.5±8.3Highest 93% above SD 30.1±33.9Lowest 21% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 47.5%±36.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Thorp Township and Woodland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 5%±41.7Lowest SD: 18%
Woodland Township and Thorp Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 66.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±78.6 SD: 5% 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% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 43.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 24 yrs newer than SD 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 44 min 144% above SD
Work from home 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% 20%±19.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Thorp Township and Woodland 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 51.8 miHighest 28.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.75Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watertown (22%)Willow Lake (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Thorp TownshipFew work in Woodland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.4%Highest 45.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 7.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.5Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Towns like Woodland 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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