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A town of 39. Nearly 33.6% of it is conserved land.

Population
39
residents
Median home value
$154K
Census ACS
Household income
$118K
median
Median age
52.5
years
Land area
0 sq mi

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Small town

39 people, and everyone knows the way

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Outdoors

Nearly a third of Frederick is conserved land

9.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

33.6%conserved
33.6%
conserved · 7,437 of 22,115 acres
9.3 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Frederick has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring31–54°
Summer57–80°
Fall34–56°
Sep 29
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Frederick is

Frederick beats the South Dakota average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

26 measures vs. South Dakota
6 better18 too close to call2 worse
What stands outFrederickSD
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.3%12.7%
Fewer adults in frequent mental distress13.1%15.3%
More adults who have had cancer11.4%9.2%
Avera St. Lukes
24 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Bird's eye view of Frederick, Dak. 1883
1883 · Bird's eye view of Frederick, Dak. 1883 · Wikimedia Commons
Frederick’s story

Frederick in pictures

7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Frederick SD 1883Frederick S. DakCity jail
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About Frederick

City in South Dakota, United States

Frederick is a town in northwestern Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 215 at the 2020 census. Home to the annual Frederick Finn Fest, the town is part of the Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Population
215
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,381 ft
ZIP code
57441
Area code
605

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