Riverside ColonySD
A town in South Dakota.
Is Riverside Colony a good place to live?
Riverside Colony’s January low is 5°F, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 9°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. We don’t grade Riverside Colony yet; the figures below are still real.
The data
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Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Riverside Colony’s year
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 5°, with about 44 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Riverside Colony’s adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Riverside Colony. Just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year in the town. In Riverside Colony, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 14% have diabetes.
| Riverside Colony | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 22% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Riverside Colony | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13.5% | 8.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.7% | 12.7% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 30.7% | 24.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Riverside Colony: inland flooding
38% of Riverside Colony’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 25%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Riverside Colony
Moving to Riverside Colony: who provides what
Riverside Colony is unincorporated, so Beadle County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colleges nearby
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About Riverside Colony
Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
Riverside Colony is a Hutterite colony and census-designated place (CDP) in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 72 at the 2020 census. It is in northeastern Beadle County, on the west side of the James River. It is 12 miles (19 km) north-northeast of Huron, the county seat.
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