Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Fordham

A township of 154 people in Clark County, South Dakota
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Fordham

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Fordham.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Fordham

Explore places →

Outdoors in Fordham

Parks & trails →
Conserved land12%2,690 of 22,668 acres
Trails6.3 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1named on the map

Know a trail or park that’s missing? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Fordham

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Fordham

Township in Clark County, South Dakota
154Population

Fordham Township is a township in Clark County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

Living in Fordham

Health in Fordham

Compared with South Dakota

1better than SD

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 30.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
Horizon Health - De Smet Medical and DentalDe Smet · 30.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 57258, 57322 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Fordham →

Natural hazards in Fordham

39
Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.

🥶 Cold waves🌊 Inland flooding🧊 Hail
FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Fordham →

Climate in Fordham

Full climate →

Fordham has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 4°.

26° / 7°Winter
55° / 33°Spring
81° / 58°Summer
58° / 35°Fall
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Fordham →

Schools in Fordham

All Fordham schools →
C−

School Grade C-

The public schools Fordham’s kids attend trail 83% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests.

DistrictClark School District 12-2Schools1

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.

Libraries near Fordham

See all →
Nearest: Emil M. Larson LibraryClark · 11.8 miles · 20 hrs a week
Famous people from FordhamWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Fordham.Meet them →

How things work in Fordham

All explainers →
The door’s open

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Fordham, SDClark CountyView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Fordham is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01