East Hanson TownshipSD
A town of 111.
Is East Hanson Township a good place to live?
Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than East Hanson Township. East Hanson Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
111 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to East Hanson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Hanson 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 East Hanson Township.
In East Hanson Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
East Hanson Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. East Hanson Township’s July high is 83°F, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of East Hanson Township’s working residents commute to Aberdeen
Most working residents leave East Hanson Township for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in East Hanson Township grew to 50 in 2023, 43 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Aberdeen (36%), Groton (14%) and Warner (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in East Hanson Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy East Hanson Township is
East Hanson Township beats the South Dakota average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in East Hanson Township, near the South Dakota town median (30%) and below the median of U.S. towns (36%). 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in East Hanson Township.
| East Hanson 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% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 79% | 76% | 79% |
| What stands out | East Hanson Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More women getting mammograms | 82.2% | 76.6% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 73.5% | 69.2% |
| More adults with arthritis | 30.1% | 25.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 5.8% of East Hanson Township
6.4 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. East Hanson Township’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| East Hanson Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about East Hanson Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of East Hanson Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 East Hanson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about East Hanson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Hanson Township, SD a good place to live?
East Hanson Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.