Castle Butte TownshipSD
A town of 31.
Is Castle Butte Township a good place to live?
63% of the land in Castle Butte Township is conserved, against 3.3% in South Dakota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Badlands National Park, at 11,902 acres. Castle Butte Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
31 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Badlands National Park and 1 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Castle Butte Township. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town National ParkBadlands National Park1.1M visitors a year
9 mi National Historic SiteMinuteman Missile National Historic Site102K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Badlands National Park: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Spencer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Castle Butte Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Castle Butte 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 Castle Butte Township.
Protected land: nearly a third of Castle Butte Township
Castle Butte Township’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4. 2.8 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves locally: 3, covering 26,863 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buffalo Gap National Grassland | 1.1 mi | 8,703 |
| 2. Badlands National Park | 0.2 mi | 11,902 |
| 3. Badlands Wilderness | 0.1 mi | 6,258 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Castle Butte Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Castle Butte Township than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Castle Butte Township stands out in South Dakota and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is hotter
Winters in Castle Butte Township are cold, snowy and summers warm, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 13° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Castle Butte Township is
In Castle Butte Township, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink. Of 26 CDC measures, Castle Butte Township beats the South Dakota average on 1 and trails it on 8. Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Castle Butte Township.
| Castle Butte Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Castle Butte Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.9% | 75.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.7% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Castle Butte Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Castle Butte Township; the nearest are
3 miles of trails in Castle Butte Township
63.1% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
About Castle Butte Township
Township in Pennington County, South Dakota
Castle Butte Township is a township in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Its population was 28 as of the 2010 census.
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Questions about Castle Butte Township
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Is Castle Butte Township, SD a good place to live?
Castle Butte Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.