Stena TownshipSD
A town of 186, settled in 1883.
Is Stena Township a good place to live?
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Stena Township, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower midpoint age than Stena Township. 13% of the land in Stena Township is conserved, above both the South Dakota town median (3.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Stena Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
186 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Stena Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stena 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 Stena Township.
The schools Stena Township’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Britton-Hecla School District 45-4. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 32 | D |
| Sunset Colony High School - 06Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 8 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Stena Township work out of town
Just 1% of Stena Township’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Britton (21%), Miller Township (10%) and Sioux Falls (7%). For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Stena Township stands out in South Dakota and nationally, with the FEMA risk score lower than most
FEMA puts 37% of Stena Township’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 23% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Stena Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower typical July afternoon high than Stena Township. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 2° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12.9% of the land in Stena Township is protected from building
2.3 miles of trail. Stena Township’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Stena Township is
One in ten adults worry about having enough food in Stena Township, below U.S. towns (14%). This South Dakota town beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. The share of adults in Stena Township who feel lonely: 25%.
| Stena Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | – | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Stena Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9% | 12.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Stena Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Stena Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Stena Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Stena Township for work
Where Stena Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Stena Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stena Township, SD a good place to live?
Stena Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.