Keene

The Flat River drifts through the northwest corner of this township without much fanfare—never powerful enough for mills, never ambitious enough to spawn a village—which pretty much sums up the place: thirty-six square miles of productive farmland and houses where people stay put. Most residents have lived in the same spot for at least five years, the kind of stability that comes from knowing your plot of land will grow what you plant, whether that's crops or roots.