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Twin BrooksSD

A town of 47, settled in 1879.

Population
47
2025 Census estimate · +0% since 2020
Median home value
$76K
Census ACS
Median age
55.8
years
Land area
0 sq mi

Is Twin Brooks a good place to live?

Twin Brooks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

47 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Twin Brooks Township · 1 miGrant Center Township · 4 miKilborn Township · 5 miMarvin · 7 miStockholm · 7 miMilbank · 7 mi
SDMap-doton-TwinBrooks
SDMap-doton-TwinBrooks, 2004
Twin Brooks’s story

147 years in pictures

Census counts: 190 in 1910, 47 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1973 on.

  • 1879Twin Brooks is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Twin Brooks: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Twin Brooks, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOtter Tail Power11.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGrant-Roberts Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Twin Brooks’ trash rules yet
SchoolsMilbank School District 25-4Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personSouth Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGrant County AuditorGrant County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP code5726957269 100%Census 2020

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 Twin Brooks.

Climate

The climate in Twin Brooks brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

The range runs from 3° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 59 inches of snow a winter.

59″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–25°
Spring32–54°
Summer58–81°
Fall35–57°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageTwin Brooks’ climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 3°Rain & snow59″ of snow a winter · 25 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Twin Brooks is

37% of Twin Brooks adults have obesity, above both South Dakota’s towns (35%) and U.S. towns (35%). Of 26 CDC measures, Twin Brooks beats the South Dakota average on 1 and trails it on 2. For adults locally, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 28%.

Twin BrooksSouth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)28%30%36%
Depression (CDC PLACES)20%22%23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%15%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%19%16%
26 measures vs. South Dakota
1 better23 too close to call2 worse
What stands outTwin BrooksSD
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9%12.7%
More adults with heart disease7.8%6.8%
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health
8.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
Full pageTwin Brooks’ health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby8.4 miles to an ER · Milbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than SD on 1 of 26

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Twin Brooks faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Twin Brooks than in 53% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2019. 36% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 36%.

53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageTwin Brooks’ hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Twin BrooksGet ready14 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Twin Brooks

15pages on Twin Brooks
The big questions
HealthBetter than SD on 1 of 26 CDC measuresCost of livingNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 53% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
PlacesAttractions6 nearby · Redlin Art Center 26 miLibraryGrant County Public LibraryColleges
The story
HistorySettled 1879Town Hall & politicsClimate83° summer highs · 59″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 57269Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Twin Brooks; the nearest are

Lake Area Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Watertown26.1 mi$6,718 in-state tuitionSisseton Wahpeton CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Sisseton27.9 mi$4,330 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Twin Brooks residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Twin Brooks

Town in South Dakota, United States

Twin Brooks is a town in Grant County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 47 at the 2020 census. Twin Brooks was named for two small streams near the town site; an early variant name was Two Creeks.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,257 ft
ZIP code
57269
Area code
605

Questions about Twin Brooks

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Twin Brooks, SD a good place to live?

Twin Brooks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.