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Bijou HillsSD

A town in South Dakota.

Land area
5 sq mi
Settled
1877
149 years ago

Is Bijou Hills a good place to live?

We don’t grade Bijou Hills yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bijou Hills.

Climate

The climate in Bijou Hills brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

42″snow a winter

Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 11°, with about 42 inches of snow a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–33°
Spring35–58°
Summer60–84°
Fall38–62°
Oct 8
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Bijou Hills has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves

65risk score of 100

FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Bijou Hills than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Three fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 22%.

FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Bijou Hills is

29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Bijou Hills, near the South Dakota town median (30%) and below the median of U.S. towns (36%). This South Dakota town does better than the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 4. The share of adults in Bijou Hills who report frequent mental distress: 14%.

Bijou HillsSouth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%30%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%15%17%
Depression (CDC PLACES)20%22%23%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%31%35%
26 measures vs. South Dakota
2 better20 too close to call4 worse
What stands outBijou HillsSD
More adults treating high blood pressure79.2%75.9%
More adults getting cholesterol checked87%84.8%
More adults who have had cancer11.1%9.2%
Avera Gregory Hospital
17.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

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Everything we know about Bijou Hills

12pages on Bijou Hills
Getting set up

Moving to Bijou Hills: who provides what

Bijou Hills is unincorporated, so Brule County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRandall Community Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBrule CountyBrule County provides services here
SchoolsKimball School District 07-2Chamberlain School District 07-12 districts serve Bijou Hills; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteIn personSouth Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBrule County AuditorBrule County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP code5736957369 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

After high school

Colleges nearby

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About Bijou Hills

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

Bijou Hills (Lakota: Wíyukeze Pahá) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. As of 2020 census, The population was 2, down from 6 in 2010. The CDP is located in southern Brule County, at the south base of a small ridge known as the Bijou Hills. The community is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) northeast of South Dakota Highway 50 and 18 miles (29 km) south of Interstate 90.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
5.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,770 ft
Area code
605

Bijou Hills’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with Bijou Hills.

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How the neighbors grade
TownSD rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
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Eagle Township——————
America Township——————

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