Upper Red Owl TownshipSD
16 people live in this town in South Dakota.
Is Upper Red Owl Township a good place to live?
Upper Red Owl Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
16 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Upper Red Owl Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Red Owl 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 Upper Red Owl Township.
High risk in Upper Red Owl Township, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Upper Red Owl Township sits above nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 33% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Upper Red Owl Township’s year
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 10° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Upper Red Owl Township is
37% of Upper Red Owl Township adults have high blood pressure. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Upper Red Owl Township is ahead of South Dakota on 2 and behind on 4.
| Upper Red Owl Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Upper Red Owl Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 12.7% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.5% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Upper Red Owl Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Upper Red Owl Township; the nearest are
Questions about Upper Red Owl Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Upper Red Owl Township, SD a good place to live?
Upper Red Owl Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 16 people live in this town in South Dakota.