Carthage TownshipSD
Population 21: a town in South Dakota.
Is Carthage Township a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Carthage Township, above both the South Dakota town median (33%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Carthage Township. 25% of the land in Carthage 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 Lake Carthage Lakeside Use Area, at 452 acres. Carthage Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
21 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Carthage Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carthage 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
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Carthage Township has set aside 24.7% of its land for conservation
Trails total 11 miles in 1 park or preserve. In Carthage Township, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Carthage Lakeside Use Area | 0.2 mi | 452 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a low hazard risk in Carthage Township: inland flooding
Compared with 71% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Carthage Township is lower. FEMA puts a quarter of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to drought. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2019.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Carthage Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 6°, with about 36 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Carthage Township is
Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Carthage Township. This South Dakota town does better than the South Dakota average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 8. 38% of Carthage Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Carthage Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Carthage Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.1% | 18.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 75.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.4% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Carthage Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Carthage Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Carthage Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
About Carthage Township
City in South Dakota, United States
Carthage is a city in Miner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 127 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,434 ft
- ZIP code
- 57323
Questions about Carthage Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carthage Township, SD a good place to live?
Carthage Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.