Crooked Creek TownshipSD
A town of 23.
Is Crooked Creek Township a good place to live?
43% of the land in Crooked Creek Township is conserved, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 3.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Buffalo Gap National Grassland, at 14,604 acres with 12.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Crooked Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
23 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Badlands National Park and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crooked Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw2 mi National ParkBadlands National Park1.1M visitors a year
22 mi National Historic SiteMinuteman Missile National Historic Site102K visitors a year
36 mi MuseumSouth Dakota Air and Space MuseumPhoto credits
Badlands National Park: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: Spencer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Dakota Air and Space Museum: User:Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Crooked Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crooked Creek 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Crooked Creek Township.
Nearly a third of Crooked Creek Township is conserved land
Walkers can cover 35 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Crooked Creek Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in South Dakota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buffalo Gap National Grassland | 12.4 mi | 14,604 |
| 2. Badlands National Park | 0.8 mi | 3,199 |
| 3. Badlands Wilderness | — | 218 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: high risk in Crooked Creek Township, mostly inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Crooked Creek Township than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 15%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Crooked Creek Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high locally is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Crooked Creek Township is
38% of Crooked Creek Township adults have high blood pressure. This South Dakota town does better than the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 5. Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Crooked Creek Township.
| Crooked Creek Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Crooked Creek Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.3% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.3% | 84.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Crooked Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Crooked Creek Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Crooked Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
35 miles of trails in Crooked Creek Township
42.8% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Questions about Crooked Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Crooked Creek Township, SD a good place to live?
Crooked Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.