South Detroit TownshipSD
52 residents make their home in this town in South Dakota.
Is South Detroit Township a good place to live?
South Detroit Township’s middle household income is $250,000, above both the South Dakota town median ($72,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a higher age of the median resident than South Detroit Township. 15% of the land in South Detroit Township is conserved, above both South Dakota’s towns (3.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). South Detroit Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
52 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to South Detroit Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Detroit 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 South Detroit Township.
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in South Detroit Township
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 2°, with about 38 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Protected land: 14.5% of South Detroit Township
20 miles of trail. South Detroit Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a low hazard risk in South Detroit Township: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in South Detroit Township, 38% come from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves. Compared with 63% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy South Detroit Township is
29% of South Detroit Township adults sleep under 7 hours. This South Dakota town does better than the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 2. In South Detroit Township, 14% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| South Detroit Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | South Detroit Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.1% | 65.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 71.8% | 69.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about South Detroit Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of South Detroit Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 South Detroit Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about South Detroit Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Detroit Township, SD a good place to live?
South Detroit Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.