Pleasant TownshipSD
A town of 315.
Is Pleasant Township a good place to live?
Pleasant Township’s median age is 54.5 years, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 39.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pleasant Township. Mathias Schmid Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pleasant Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
315 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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.
Fewer young adults than South Dakota overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 28% of residents (18% statewide). 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Dakota.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 56% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pleasant Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.2 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Pleasant Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.4% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.6% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.6% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.1% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 23.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.1% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 6% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.9% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4% | 10% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Pleasant Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Pleasant Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 9° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Pleasant Township’s working residents commute to Sioux Falls
Most working residents leave Pleasant Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Pleasant Township has lost 64 jobs, to 117 in 2023. Pleasant Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, against 17 minutes in South Dakota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Pleasant Township is
Pleasant Township beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Pleasant Township.
| Pleasant Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.5% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Pleasant Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
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.