Mission Hill TownshipSD
Is Mission Hill Township a good place to live?
Mission Hill Township’s median age is 61.4 years, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 39.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Mission Hill Township. Its National Register listings include Bernt Gustad House and Schaffer Farmstead. Mission Hill Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Mission Hill Township stand out
Where Mission Hill Township beats most towns.
355 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mission Hill Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mission Hill 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 Mission Hill Township.
More middle-aged adults than South Dakota overall
23% never finished high school. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 35%, against 32% across South Dakota.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mission Hill Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.5 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Mission Hill Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 74.8% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.4% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 22.5% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.5% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.9% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.1% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18% | 10% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Mission Hill Township than in most of South Dakota or the rest of the country
Among residents in Mission Hill Township, 13% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Yankton (48%), Sioux Falls (11%) and Vermillion (3%). The typical journey to work locally is 15 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 7 miles.
| Mission Hill Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 29% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mission Hill Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 10° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 38 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Mission Hill Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Mission Hill Township than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. 29% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 28%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Mission Hill Township have obesity than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
In Mission Hill Township, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink. This South Dakota town tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures.
| Mission Hill Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 1.6% of Mission Hill Township
1.7 miles of trail. Only one of the 33 South Dakota towns we compare has a lower trail network density than Mission Hill Township.
| Mission Hill Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mission Hill Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mission Hill Township
About 0 of every 100 Mission Hill Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Mission Hill Township for work
Where Mission Hill Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mission Hill Township
Town in South Dakota, United States
Mission Hill is a town in Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 190 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1913
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,198 ft
- ZIP code
- 57046
- Area code
- 605
Questions about Mission Hill Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mission Hill Township, SD a good place to live?
Mission Hill Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.