Wesley TownshipSD
The town has 34 residents and lies in South Dakota.
Is Wesley Township a good place to live?
No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Wesley Township. 47% of the land in Wesley Township is conserved, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 3.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Wesley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
34 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wesley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wesley 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 Wesley Township.
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Wesley Township
5.3 miles of trail. In Wesley Township, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The climate in Wesley Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 4°, with about 43 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wesley Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected losses in Wesley Township break down as 42% from cold waves and 23% from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 63% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Wesley Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Wesley Township is
Wesley Township: a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Of 26 CDC measures, Wesley Township beats the South Dakota average on 3 and trails it on 5. Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Wesley Township.
| Wesley Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Wesley Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 12.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.7% | 75.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wesley Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wesley Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Wesley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Wesley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wesley Township, SD a good place to live?
Wesley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.