Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 120, incorporated in 1903.
Claremont Township’s age of the median resident is 12.3 years, below both South Dakota’s towns (39.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Claremont Township. 11% of the land in Claremont Township is conserved, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 3.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Augustana Swedish Lutheran Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Claremont Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 121 in 1890, a peak of 294 in 1910, 108 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1896 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Claremont 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Claremont Township.
Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles. Claremont Township’s income of the median household is $121,000. The top destinations are Aberdeen (42%), Bath Township (6%) and Sioux Falls (4%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 2° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected losses in Claremont Township break down as 38% from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves. The FEMA hazard score locally is 37 of 100. Federal aid has come to Claremont Township households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
16 miles of trail. For Claremont Township, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Claremont Township: 12% of adults report frequent physical distress. CDC measures, 26 in all: Claremont Township beats South Dakota on 2 and trails on 1. Two figures for adults here: 14% report frequent mental distress, 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Claremont Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Claremont Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 71.1% | 65.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 72.1% | 69.2% |
| More adults with arthritis | 28.3% | 25.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Claremont Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Claremont Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Where Claremont Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in South Dakota, United States
Claremont is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 108 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1903 and has been home to a post office since 1887. The town most likely was named after Claremont, New Hampshire.
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Claremont Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.