Clark ColonySD
With 139 residents, it is a town in South Dakota.
Is Clark Colony a good place to live?
Clark Colony’s typical journey to work is 5 minutes, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower midpoint age than Clark Colony. Clark Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
139 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clark Colony.
Clark Colony has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower FEMA hazard score than Clark Colony. 47% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 26%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clark Colony has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 4°, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of South Dakota and the rest of the country, more of Clark Colony’s adults report frequent mental distress
For adults in Clark Colony, the share who have diabetes is 8.3%. Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Clark Colony. This South Dakota town does better than the South Dakota average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 5.
| Clark Colony | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 76% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Clark Colony | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 9.2% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.1% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Clark Colony
Moving to Clark Colony: who provides what
Clark Colony is unincorporated, so Spink County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clark Colony; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Clark Colony residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Clark Colony
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Is Clark Colony, SD a good place to live?
Clark Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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