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A town of 191.
Prairie Center Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 4 maps from 1898 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairie Center 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Prairie Center Township.
Among residents in Prairie Center Township, 3.5% live below the poverty line, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Half of commuters travel less than 30 miles. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (22%), Vermillion (18%) and Yankton (9%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 10°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Prairie Center Township’s risk rating from FEMA is 66 of 100. 51% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 16%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Prairie Center Township, 20% of adults binge drink. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Prairie Center Township is ahead of South Dakota on 7 and behind on 2. Among adults in the town, 9.1% have diabetes, against 10% in South Dakota’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns.
| Prairie Center Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 76% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Prairie Center Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.1% | 11.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 71.5% | 75.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Only 3 of the 33 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower concentration of trails than Prairie Center Township. 3.4 miles of trail.
| Prairie Center 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 | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Prairie Center Township
About 0 of every 100 Prairie Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Where Prairie Center Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Prairie Center Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.