Wagner House · National Register of Historic Places
Choteau Creek Township’s story
Choteau Creek Township in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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A town of 239.
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Wagner House · Photo: PrairyErth · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
239
2025 Census estimate · +0.8% since 2020
Median home value
$215K
Census ACS
Household income
$78K
median
Median age
21.0
years
Jobs based here
12
A commuter town
Is Choteau Creek Township a good place to live?
Wagner House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Choteau Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
239 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
East Choteau TownshipBryan TownshipKennedy TownshipOak Hollow TownshipLone Tree TownshipChoteau Creek Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Choteau Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Choteau Creek Township, and how to reach them.
PowerNorthWestern Energy13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRandall Community Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Choteau Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTripp-Delmont School District 33-5Wagner School District 11-42 districts serve Choteau Creek 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.govWho runs elections hereCharles Mix County AuditorCharles Mix County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes57330, 5738057330 69% · 57380 31%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 Choteau Creek Township.
Schools
The schools Choteau Creek Township’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 26 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Work & commute
A larger share of residents live below the poverty line in Choteau Creek Township than in most of South Dakota or the rest of the country
Choteau Creek Township’s average commute is 16 minutes. Among 36 South Dakota towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Choteau Creek Township. Jobs based locally fell to 12 in 2023, 24 fewer than in 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles.
1%work in town
| Choteau Creek Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 29% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 29% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Choteau Creek Township1%
Wagner38%
Yankton5%
Sioux Falls5%
Bryan Township5%
17 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Choteau Creek Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Choteau Creek Township’s year
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 11°, with about 37 inches of snow a winter.
37″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–32°
Spring35–58°
Summer60–83°
Fall38–61°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
More of Choteau Creek Township’s adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
Only one of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Choteau Creek Township. The share of adults in Choteau Creek Township who get no exercise outside work is 30%, against 22% in South Dakota’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. A third of Choteau Creek Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Choteau Creek Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 19% |
26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better13 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Choteau Creek Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 6.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.9% | 12.7% |
| More smokers | 21% | 15.2% |
Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - Cah
8.5 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
Moderate risk in Choteau Creek Township, with cold waves at the top
Compared with 57% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Choteau Creek Township is lower. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 25% to inland flooding.
43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Outdoors
3.9% of Choteau Creek Township is conserved land
In Choteau Creek Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
3.9%conserved
| Choteau Creek 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 | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
3.9%
conserved · 1,558 of 39,607 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Choteau Creek Township
18pages on Choteau Creek Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Choteau Creek Township; the nearest are
Mitchell Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Mitchell38.1 mi$7,524 in-state tuitionUniversity of South DakotaUniversity or college · Public · Vermillion67.4 mi$9,432 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Choteau Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Dakota.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Choteau Creek Township for work
Where Choteau Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
12jobs based in Choteau Creek Township
1%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Choteau Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Choteau Creek Township, SD a good place to live?
Choteau Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.