Ordway TownshipSD
A town of 281, platted in 1880.
Is Ordway Township a good place to live?
No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Ordway Township. Ordway Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
281 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ordway Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ordway 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 Ordway Township.
About half of Ordway Township’s working residents commute to Aberdeen
Most working residents leave Ordway Township for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Aberdeen (45%), Britton (4%) and Sioux Falls (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Ordway Township
Ordway Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 3° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Ordway Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Ordway Township is
Ordway Township tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures. 30% of Ordway Township adults sleep under 7 hours, against 30% in South Dakota’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 20% of Ordway Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Ordway Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 2.4% of Ordway Township
2.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Ordway Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Ordway 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 | 2.4% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ordway Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ordway Township
About 0 of every 100 Ordway Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Ordway Township for work
Where Ordway Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ordway Township
Unincorporated community in South Dakota, U.S.
Ordway is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
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Questions about Ordway Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ordway Township, SD a good place to live?
Ordway Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.