Kassel TownshipSD
108 residents make their home in this town in South Dakota.
Is Kassel Township a good place to live?
Kassel Township’s median age is 54.7 years, against 39.5 years in South Dakota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Kassel Township. Kassel Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
108 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Kassel Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kassel 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 Kassel Township.
Kassel Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 9°; snowfall runs to about 39 inches a winter. Kassel Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Kassel Township is
The share of adults in Kassel Township who report frequent physical distress: 13%. Against the South Dakota average, Kassel Township comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 3. 14% of adults in Kassel Township report frequent mental distress; 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Kassel 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) | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Kassel Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.5% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.6% of Kassel Township is conserved land
For Kassel Township, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Kassel 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 | 2.6% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Kassel Township is drought, at a moderate overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, Kassel Township sits above 50% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 32% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 29% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Kassel Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kassel Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Kassel Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Kassel Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kassel Township, SD a good place to live?
Kassel Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.