Prairie View TownshipSD
A town of 20.
Is Prairie View Township a good place to live?
Prairie View Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
20 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Prairie View Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairie View 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 Prairie View Township.
The climate in Prairie View Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 5°; snowfall runs to about 35 inches a winter. Prairie View Township brings cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Prairie View Township smoke cigarettes than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
Only one of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Prairie View Township. Among adults in the town, 13% binge drink, below both South Dakota’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (16%). The share of adults in Prairie View Township who get no exercise outside work: 38%. This South Dakota town beats the South Dakota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Prairie View Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 16% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Prairie View Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.1% | 18.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.8% | 75.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 16% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a high hazard risk in Prairie View Township: cold waves
Of the losses FEMA expects in Prairie View Township, 70% come from cold waves and 13% from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 60% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Prairie View Township once, in 2009.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Open space protected for good: 6.2% of Prairie View Township
Among 33 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a lower trail density than Prairie View Township. 2.7 miles of trail.
| Prairie View 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 | 6.2% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Prairie View Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Prairie View Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Prairie View Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Prairie View Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Prairie View Township, SD a good place to live?
Prairie View Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.