Liberty TownshipSD

The town, home to 9 people, lies in South Dakota.

2025 Census estimate · +0% since 2020

Is Liberty Township a good place to live?

Liberty Township’s January low is 4°F, against 9°F in South Dakota’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. 66% of the land in Liberty Township is conserved, above both South Dakota’s towns (3.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Liberty Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

9 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Cleveland Township · 5 mi Powell Township · 6 mi Freedom Township · 6 mi Harmony Township · 7 mi Vermont Township · 8 mi Montpelier Township · 8 mi

Vermont TownshipCleveland TownshipPowell TownshipFreedom TownshipLiberty Township

Getting set up

Moving to Liberty Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerNorthWestern Energy13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterWEB WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Liberty Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsIpswich School District 22-6Which school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteIn personSouth Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereEdmunds County AuditorEdmunds County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2025

ZIP codes57471, 5745157471 76% · 57451 24%Census 2020

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 Liberty Township.

Outdoors

Nearly a third of Liberty Township is conserved land

15 miles of trail. For Liberty Township, the density of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.

65.5%conserved

65.5%

conserved · 15,099 of 23,047 acres

15 mi

of trails · 0.4 per sq mi

Full pageLiberty Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map15 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land65.5% conserved · 15,099 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Liberty Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Low risk in Liberty Township, with cold waves at the top

Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower natural-hazard score from FEMA than Liberty Township. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 28% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.

29risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingHail

Full pageLiberty Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters18 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready12 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Liberty Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 4° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–26°

Spring31–55°

Summer57–81°

Fall34–57°

Sep 29

typical first frost

May 8

typical last frost

+0.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageLiberty Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 4°Rain & snow34″ of snow a winter · 21 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Liberty Township is

The share of adults in Liberty Township who report frequent physical distress: 13%. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Liberty Township is ahead of South Dakota on 1 and behind on 4. Among adults in the town, 20% have been diagnosed with depression and 30% sleep under 7 hours.

	Liberty Township	South Dakota towns	U.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	15%	17%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	20%	22%	23%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	30%	30%	36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	36%	31%	35%