Brainard TownshipSD
A town of 101, settled in 1884.
Is Brainard Township a good place to live?
45% of the land in Brainard Township is conserved, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 3.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, at 3,151 acres. Brainard Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
101 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Brainard Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brainard 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 Brainard Township.
nearly a third of the land in Brainard Township is protected from building
Across 1 park or preserve: 10 miles of trail. The density of trails in Brainard Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge | 0.3 mi | 3,151 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Brainard Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 2° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Brainard Township: inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Brainard Township after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. On expected storm and flood damage, Brainard Township sits below 63% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 32 claims locally since 1978. Expected losses in Brainard Township break down as 38% from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Brainard Township is
The share of adults in Brainard Township who report frequent physical distress is 12%, near the South Dakota town median (12%) and below the median of U.S. towns (14%). On the CDC’s 26 measures, Brainard Township is ahead of South Dakota on 4 and behind on 2. 29% of Brainard Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Brainard Township.
| Brainard Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Brainard Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 12.7% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 69.7% | 65.5% |
| More adults with arthritis | 29.5% | 25.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Brainard Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Brainard Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Brainard Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
About Brainard Township
Township in Brown County, South Dakota
Brainard township is a township in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 114.
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Questions about Brainard Township
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Is Brainard Township, SD a good place to live?
Brainard Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.