Harmony TownshipSD
289 residents make their home in this town in South Dakota.
Is Harmony Township a good place to live?
30% of residents live below the poverty line in Harmony Township, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Harmony Township. 33% of the land in Harmony Township is conserved, above both South Dakota’s towns (3.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Harmony Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
289 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Harmony Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harmony 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 Harmony Township.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 34 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Harmony Township
11 miles of trail. The trail network density for Harmony Township comes to 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Harmony Township’s workers commute out
Just 2% of Harmony Township’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Aberdeen (40%), Ipswich (15%) and Sioux Falls (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 27 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Harmony Township: cold waves
Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower natural-hazard score from FEMA than Harmony Township. 35% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 28%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Harmony Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 3° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Harmony Township is
For adults in Harmony Township, the share who binge drink is 18%. The town beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% report frequent mental distress, 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Harmony 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% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Harmony Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Harmony Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Harmony Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Harmony Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
98% of working residents leave Harmony Township for work
Where Harmony Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Harmony Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harmony Township, SD a good place to live?
Harmony Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.