Dog Ear TownshipSD
With 25 residents, it is a town in South Dakota.
Is Dog Ear Township a good place to live?
100% of residents live below the poverty line in Dog Ear Township, against 9.5% in South Dakota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Dog Ear Township. Dog Ear Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
25 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Dog Ear Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dog Ear 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 Dog Ear Township.
Top of a high hazard risk in Dog Ear Township: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. 44% of Dog Ear Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 30%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Dog Ear Township once, in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Dog Ear Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
The midsummer high in Dog Ear Township is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Dog Ear Township stands out in South Dakota and nationally, with more of its adults who smoke cigarettes
16% of adults have diabetes in Dog Ear Township. Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Dog Ear Township. This South Dakota town beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Dog Ear 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) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Dog Ear Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.3% | 75.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 1.4% of Dog Ear Township
16 miles of trail. For Dog Ear Township, the trail network density is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Dog Ear Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Dog Ear Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dog Ear Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Dog Ear Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Dog Ear Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dog Ear Township, SD a good place to live?
Dog Ear Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.