Frederick is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Frederick, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
13 kids in every 100 people in Frederick
The population is about 205 (2025 Census estimate). Across SD, 18 in 100 people are 65 or older; in Frederick, 39. 0 in 100 workers work from home, against 10 across SD.
Median age 52.8 (SD 38).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 19 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Frederick says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Frederick
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Frederick’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Frederick or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Frederick in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.