Pleasant TownshipSD
The town, home to 45 people, lies in South Dakota.
Is Pleasant Township a good place to live?
Pleasant Township’s January low is 8°F, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 9°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Pleasant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
45 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Pleasant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant 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 Pleasant Township.
The climate in Pleasant Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 8° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 39 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pleasant Township is
14% of adults in Pleasant Township report frequent mental distress; 20% have been diagnosed with depression. This South Dakota town does better than the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 4. Among adults in the town, 29% sleep under 7 hours.
| Pleasant Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.6% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Natural hazards: moderate risk in Pleasant Township, mostly drought
Compared with half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Pleasant Township is higher. Expected losses in Pleasant Township break down as 32% from drought and 29% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Pleasant Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pleasant Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Pleasant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Township, SD a good place to live?
Pleasant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.