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A town of 16.
Population
16
residents
Median age
41.7
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town
16 people, and everyone knows the way
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Natural hazards
Low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.
30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Bancroft has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
39″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter8–27°
Spring33–56°
Summer59–81°
Fall36–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Bancroft is
Bancroft tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures.
26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better26 too close to call0 worse
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
11.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
About Bancroft
Town in South Dakota, United States
Bancroft is a town in northwest Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 13 at the 2020 census, down from 19 at the 2010 census.
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- Population
- 13
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,572 ft
- Area code
- 605