Baker TownshipSD
A town of 97.
Is Baker Township a good place to live?
3.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Baker Township, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 29%. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Baker Township. Baker Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
97 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Baker Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baker 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 Baker Township.
Baker Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 9° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 41 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Baker Township is
19% of Baker Township adults binge drink, close to South Dakota’s towns (19%) and above U.S. towns (16%). This South Dakota town tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures. Also worth knowing: among adults in the town, 39% have obesity.
| Baker Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 76% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 3.9% of Baker Township
5.6 miles of trail. The trail network density for Baker Township comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Baker Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Baker Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Compared with just over half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Baker Township is lower. FEMA puts nearly two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Baker Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Baker Township; the nearest are
About 14 of every 100 Baker Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Baker Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Baker Township, SD a good place to live?
Baker Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.