Lake Norden is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Lake Norden, 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.
What kind of neighbors does Lake Norden have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Lake Norden were 100 people, 38 would be kids under 18
For every 100 residents, 12 are 65 or older, beside 18 across SD. The population is about 651 (2025 Census estimate). Across SD, 32 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in Lake Norden, 14.
Median age 24.2 (SD 38).
About 124 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.6 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Lake Norden says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Lake Norden
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Lake Norden’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Lake Norden 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 Lake Norden 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.