Hand County, South Dakota (1892), 1892
Cedar Township’s story
Cedar Township in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1892 and 2 maps from 1973 on.
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A town of 33.
Is Cedar Township a good place to live?
Cedar Township’s middle household income is $143,000, above both the South Dakota town median ($72,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of homes lived in by their owners than Cedar Township. Cedar Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
33 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Como TownshipSpring Hill TownshipGlendale TownshipCedar Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Cedar Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cedar Township, and how to reach them.
PowerNorthWestern Energy13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMid-Dakota Rural WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cedar Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereHand County AuditorHand County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code5737157371 100%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 Cedar Township.
Climate
The climate in Cedar Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 7°, with about 37 inches of snow a winter.
37″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter9–29°
Spring32–56°
Summer57–82°
Fall35–59°
Sep 29
typical first frost
May 10
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: high risk in Cedar Township, mostly cold waves
Expected losses in Cedar Township break down as 35% from cold waves and 24% from inland flooding. In Cedar Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 62 of 100, against 54 of 100 in South Dakota’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2019.
62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingWildfire
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Cedar Township is
In Cedar Township, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink. This South Dakota town does better than the South Dakota average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1. Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Cedar Township. 20% of adults locally have been diagnosed with depression; 31% sleep under 7 hours.
| Cedar Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 16% |
26 measures vs. South Dakota
7 better18 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Cedar Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 12.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 9.2% |
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
17.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cedar Township
13pages on Cedar Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cedar Township; the nearest are
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mitchell75 mi$33,790 tuitionMitchell Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Mitchell76.5 mi$7,524 in-state tuitionNorthern State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Aberdeen85.4 mi$8,845 in-state tuition
College town 51 of every 100 Cedar Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Cedar Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cedar Township, SD a good place to live?
Cedar Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.