Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 52, settled in 1883.
50% of the land in Kimball Township is conserved, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 3.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Kimball State Public Shooting Area, at 38 acres. Kimball Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 593 in 1890, a peak of 1,111 in 1930, 572 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1918 and 2 maps from 1979 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kimball 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Kimball Township.
Trails total 10 miles in 1 park or preserve. Kimball Township’s concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in South Dakota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kimball State Public Shooting Area | — | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 9°, with about 43 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Of the losses FEMA expects in Kimball Township, 60% come from cold waves and 22% from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just over a tenth of Kimball Township adults have diabetes. Two figures for adults here: 38% have obesity, 18% binge drink.
| Kimball Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Kimball Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 12.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 65.8% | 69.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Kimball Township; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Kimball Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
City in South Dakota, United States
Kimball is a city in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 572 at the 2020 census.
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Kimball Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.