Union TownshipSD
A town of 27.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Union Township. 49% of the land in Union Township is conserved, above both South Dakota’s towns (3.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Union Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
27 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.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Union Township
12 miles of trail. Union Township’s density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: low risk in Union Township, mostly cold waves
Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower FEMA risk score than Union Township. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 35% come from cold waves and 28% from inland flooding. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in the town since 1999.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Union Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 3° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Union Township is
In Union Township, 14% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 20% have been diagnosed with depression. This South Dakota town beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults in the town, 29% sleep under 7 hours.
| Union 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 | Union Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Union Township; the nearest are
College town 42 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.