Pleasant Lake TownshipSD
A town of 61.
Is Pleasant Lake Township a good place to live?
Pleasant Lake Township’s median age is 70.1 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 lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Pleasant Lake Township. Pleasant Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
61 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pleasant Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Lake 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 Lake Township.
In Pleasant Lake Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 9°, with about 38 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pleasant Lake Township is
Among adults in Pleasant Lake Township, 15% smoke cigarettes. The town tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures. A fifth of adults in the town have been diagnosed with depression; 13% have diabetes.
| Pleasant Lake Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pleasant Lake Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Pleasant Lake Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pleasant Lake Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pleasant Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Pleasant Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Lake Township, SD a good place to live?
Pleasant Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.