Wolf Creek TownshipSD
A town of 238, settled in 1877.
Is Wolf Creek Township a good place to live?
Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Wolf Creek Township. Wolf Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
238 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wolf Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Township.
More children than South Dakota overall
Children under 18 are 49% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 17% of residents (36% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 33%, against 32% across South Dakota.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 22% and 54% women
The Census survey reached too few of Wolf Creek Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Wolf Creek Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 36% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.2% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.4% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 5.3% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14% | 10% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
The schools Wolf Creek Township’s kids attend
The Freeman School District 33-1 runs its public schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 34 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Fewer of Wolf Creek Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles. In Wolf Creek Township, the mean commuting time is 23 minutes, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Freeman (31%), Menno (16%) and Sioux Falls (9%).
| Wolf Creek Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 29% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wolf Creek Township
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 9°, with about 39 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wolf Creek Township is
Among adults in Wolf Creek Township, 13% report frequent physical distress. The town does better than the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 4. The share of adults in Wolf Creek Township who have been diagnosed with depression is 20%, below both South Dakota’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (23%). On the other hand, only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Wolf Creek Township.
| Wolf Creek Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wolf Creek Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.7% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 0.6% of Wolf Creek Township
The trail density for Wolf Creek Township comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Wolf Creek Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Wolf Creek Township, mostly drought
Compared with 50% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Wolf Creek Township is higher. FEMA puts 32% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 29% to inland flooding. 5 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 2001.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Wolf Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wolf Creek Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Wolf Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Wolf Creek Township for work
Where Wolf Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Wolf Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wolf Creek Township, SD a good place to live?
Wolf Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.