Trail TownshipSD
A town of 18.
Is Trail Township a good place to live?
Trail Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
18 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Trail Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Trail 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 Trail Township.
Trail Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 7°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Trail Township is
14% of Trail Township adults have diabetes. This South Dakota town beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. Among adults here, 39% have high blood pressure, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 35%. Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Trail Township.
| Trail Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | – | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Trail Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.7% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.1% | 84.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6.1% of the land in Trail Township is protected from building
The trail density in Trail Township is 0.3 miles per square mile. 4.0 miles of trail.
| Trail Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Trail Township is cold waves, at a moderate overall level
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Trail Township once, in 2009. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 41% come from cold waves and 29% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Trail Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Trail Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Trail Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Trail Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Trail Township, SD a good place to live?
Trail Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.