Expected losses in Vivian Township break down as 48% from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves. Compared with 85% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.

85risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesHail

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters14 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and hot summers in Vivian Township

Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher peak summer temperature than Vivian Township. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 11° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–34°

Spring33–58°

Summer58–85°

Fall36–62°

Oct 7

typical first frost

May 6

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 11°Rain & snow49″ of snow a winter · 21 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A smaller share of adults in Vivian Township have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town

13% of Vivian Township adults report frequent mental distress. Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Vivian Township. In Vivian Township, 40% of adults have high blood pressure, above both the South Dakota town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). Of 26 CDC measures, Vivian Township beats the South Dakota average on 6 and trails it on 6.

	Vivian Township	South Dakota towns	U.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	13%	15%	17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	28%	30%	36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	40%	31%	35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	19%	22%	23%

26 measures vs. South Dakota

6 better14 too close to call6 worse

What stands out	Vivian Township	SD
Fewer uninsured adults	6.7%	8.8%
Fewer adults in frequent mental distress	12.6%	15.3%
More adults who have had cancer	12.5%	9.2%

Avera St. Mary's Hospital

32.6 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby32.6 miles to an ER · Avera St. Mary's Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than SD on 6 of 26

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

Outdoors

0% of Vivian Township is conserved land

2.9 miles of trail. The trail density for Vivian Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 22,944 acres

2.9 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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Trail map2.9 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Vivian Township?”

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Everything we know about Vivian Township

16pages on Vivian Township

The big questions

HealthBetter than SD on 6 of 26 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$101K median household income Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors3 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesLibraryPresho Public Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1906 Town Hall & politicsClimate88° summer highs · 49″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 57576 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Vivian Township; the nearest are

Sinte Gleska UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Mission43.8 mi$4,714 in-state tuition Mitchell Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Mitchell115.8 mi$7,524 in-state tuition

About 8 of every 100 Vivian Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.

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About Vivian Township

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

Vivian is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 98 at the 2020 census.

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

Area: 1.7 sq mi
Elevation: 1,896 ft
ZIP code: 57576
Area code: 605

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Natural hazards: very high risk in Vivian Township, mostly inland flooding