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White TownshipSD

A town of 92.

2025 Census estimate · +4.5% since 2020

Is White Township a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is White Lake State Game Bird Refuge, at 796 acres. White Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

92 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Pleasant Valley Township · 6 mi Havana · 6 mi Newark Township · 6 mi Taylor Township · 7 mi Victor Township · 7 mi Britton · 7 mi

Victor TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipNewark TownshipWhite Township

Getting set up

Moving to White Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in White Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerNorthWestern Energy13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterBDM Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have White Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsBritton-Hecla School District 45-4Which school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteIn personSouth Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereMarshall County AuditorMarshall County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023

ZIP code5743057430 100%Census 2020

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 White Township.

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in White Township is lower than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town

FEMA puts 37% of White Township’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 23% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.

22risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingHail

Full pageWhite Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters18 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready14 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in White Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

In White Township, the peak summer temperature is 82°F.

45″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–23°

Spring32–53°

Summer57–80°

Fall34–56°

Sep 26

typical first frost

May 13

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 2°Rain & snow45″ of snow a winter · 24 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy White Township is

Among adults in White Township, 18% binge drink. This South Dakota town does better than the South Dakota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. 25% of White Township adults feel lonely, below U.S. towns (33%). In White Township, 20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 14% report frequent mental distress.

	White Township	South Dakota towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	25%	–	33%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	20%	22%	23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	14%	15%	17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	30%	30%	36%