Bison
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Outdoors in Bison
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About Bison
Town in South Dakota, United StatesBison is a town in and the county seat of Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 302 at the 2020 census.
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Work & commute in Bison
Full picture →Most working residents leave Bison for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Lemmon (43%), Hettinger (3%) and Faith (3%). Half commute less than 32 miles.
Health in Bison
Compared with South Dakota
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Bison
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Bison
Full climate →Bison has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Bison
All Bison schools →School Grade D
The public schools Bison’s kids attend trail 90% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within SD. Ratings are from neighbors.
Bison’s library
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