Union TownshipSD
A town of 75.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
Union Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
75 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Union Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union 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 Union Township.
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Union Township
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 8°, with about 41 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Union Township is
17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Union Township, above both the South Dakota town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). The town tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures. The share of adults in Union Township who sleep under 7 hours: 29%. Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Union Township.
| Union Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 76% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 6.6% of Union Township
The density of trails for Union Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in South Dakota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. 2.9 miles of trail.
| Union Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Union Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Compared with 51% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Union Township is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 39% come from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 0 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Township, SD a good place to live?
Union Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.