Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 59, settled in 1921.
Bristol Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 199 in 1890, a peak of 675 in 1940, 288 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and a map from 1985 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bristol 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Bristol Township.
Bristol Township has had 3 paid flood insurance claims since 1997. Expected losses in Bristol Township break down as 33% from cold waves and 23% from inland flooding. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The seasons in Bristol Township: cold, snowy winters, pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 3° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Bristol Township, the share who report frequent physical distress is 14%. The town beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. Among adults in the town, 39% have high blood pressure and 29% 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 Bristol Township.
| Bristol Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Bristol Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.1% | 84.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Bristol Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Bristol Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
City in South Dakota, United States
Bristol is a city located in western Day County, South Dakota, United States. It lies in Section 25 of Bristol Township, on the main line of what is now the BNSF Railway alongside U.S. Route 12. The population was 288 at the 2020 census.` Similar to many towns of the area and of the Midwest in general, Bristol came into being as a result of railroad expansion. The railroad, which first came through the area in the 1870s, identified the site which would become Bristol as Station #70. C.P. Prior, a district railroad surveyor and townsite agent, was given credit for naming Bristol in 1881. He named the town after Bristol, England.
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Bristol Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.