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South Dakota›Beadle County

Cavour TownshipSD

A town of 91.

Is Cavour Township a good place to live?

17% of the land in Cavour Township is conserved, above both South Dakota’s towns (3.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Cavour Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

91 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Cavour Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Cavour Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerNorthWestern Energy13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMid-Dakota Rural WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cavour Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsIroquois School District 02-3Huron School District 02-22 districts serve Cavour Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteIn personSouth Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBeadle County AuditorBeadle County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP codes57324, 5735057324 56% · 57350 44%Census 2020

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 Cavour Township.

Outdoors

Cavour Township keeps 17.4% of its land conserved

Cavour Township’s concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. 7.6 miles of trail.

17.4%conserved
17.4%
conserved · 3,924 of 22,598 acres
7.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

The climate in Cavour Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 5° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–28°
Spring34–57°
Summer59–83°
Fall36–59°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Cavour Township is

Cavour Township: just over a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 23%. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in the town. Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Cavour Township. In Cavour Township, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 27% get no exercise outside work.

Cavour TownshipSouth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%15%17%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)27%22%25%
Depression (CDC PLACES)21%22%23%
26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better26 too close to call0 worse
Huron Regional Medical Center
9.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Cavour Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in Cavour Township since 2007. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 51% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to drought. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2019.

51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
3
paid flood claims since 2007
5
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cavour Township

15pages on Cavour Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Cavour Township; the nearest are

About Cavour Township

Town in South Dakota, United States

Cavour is a town in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,312 ft
ZIP code
57324
Area code
605

Questions about Cavour Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Cavour Township, SD a good place to live?

Cavour Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.