Burk TownshipSD
357 residents make their home in this town in South Dakota.
Is Burk Township a good place to live?
Burk Township’s average trip to work is 9 minutes, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower age of the median resident than Burk Township. Hans J. Hilmoe Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places. Burk Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
357 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Burk Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burk 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 Burk Township.
More children than South Dakota overall
Here, 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in South Dakota as a whole. Burk Township has lost 3.8% of its people since 2020, down to 357 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 6% and 76% women
The Census survey reached too few of Burk Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±34.9 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Burk Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 28.4% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 25.7% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.2% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 4.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 15.1% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 34.9% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.5% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 0% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 35.5% | 10% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
A smaller share of working residents in Burk Township work locally than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (50%), Lyons (11%) and Hartford (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Burk Township: inland flooding
In Burk Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 31 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 37% come from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Burk Township’s year
For Burk Township, the July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Burk Township is
28% of Burk Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Among adults locally, 20% binge drink and 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Burk Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Burk Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 12.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 0.6% of Burk Township
1.8 miles of trail. The trail density in Burk Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Burk Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pipestone National Monument and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burk Township. Close and well known come first.
28 mi National MonumentPipestone National Monument77K visitors a year
19 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Plains Zoo
19 mi MuseumWashington Pavilion of Arts and Science
19 mi MuseumPettigrew Home & Museum20 mi MuseumPorter Sculpture Park
22 mi MuseumJasper MuseumPhoto credits
Pipestone National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Great Plains Zoo: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pettigrew Home & Museum: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jasper Museum: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Burk Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Burk Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Burk Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Burk Township for work
Where Burk Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Burk Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burk Township, SD a good place to live?
Burk Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.