Lake View TownshipSD
A town of 814.
Is Lake View Township a good place to live?
Lake View Township’s median household income is $151,000, where South Dakota’s towns sit at $72,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a higher median age than Lake View Township. Madison Waterfowl Production Area, at 499 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Lake View Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
814 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Lake View Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake View 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 Lake View Township.
Lake View Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Lake View Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Lake View Township’s July high is 83°F, below both South Dakota’s towns (85°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Lake View Township’s working residents commute to Sioux Falls
Most working residents leave Lake View Township for work: only 3% work in town. 1.3% of Lake View Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Lake View Township grew to 415 in 2023, 253 more than in 2013.
| Lake View Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 29% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 6.6% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Lake View Township is
Lake View Township beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Lake View Township.
| Lake View Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lake View Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 12.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 9.1% of Lake View Township
1.9 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Only 2 of the 33 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower trail density than Lake View Township.
| Lake View Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.1% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Madison Waterfowl Production Area | 1.1 mi | 499 |
| 2. Bourne Slough Water Access Area | — | 91 |
| 3. Payne Waterfowl Production Area | — | 56 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Lake View Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lake View Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake View Township
About 1 of every 100 Lake View Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Lake View Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake View Township, SD a good place to live?
Lake View Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.