Badger TownshipSD
With 224 residents, this town was laid out in 1906.
Is Badger Township a good place to live?
Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Badger Township. Badger Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Olaf Stordahl Barn and Berger Farmstead. Badger Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
224 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Badger Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Badger Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Badger Township.
The average trip to work in Badger Township is 26 minutes, against 17 minutes in South Dakota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns
Half commute less than 24 miles. Badger Township’s middle household income stands at $97,000, where South Dakota’s towns sit at $72,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The top destinations are Brookings (20%), Arlington (17%) and De Smet (7%).
| Badger Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Badger Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
33% of Badger Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 25%. On expected storm and flood damage, Badger Township sits below 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Badger Township’s year
Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower peak summer temperature than Badger Township. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 4° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Badger Township is
36% of adults have high blood pressure in Badger Township. The town beats the South Dakota average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. Among adults locally, 14% report frequent mental distress and 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Badger Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Badger Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70% | 65.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 75.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
8.2% of Badger Township is conserved land
Badger Township’s concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. 11 miles of trail.
| Badger Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.2% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Badger Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Badger Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Badger Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Badger Township for work
Where Badger Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Badger Township
Town in South Dakota, United States
Badger is a small town in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Badger had a population of 129.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,732 ft
- ZIP code
- 57214
Questions about Badger Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Badger Township, SD a good place to live?
Badger Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.