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A town of 51. Nearly 27.1% of it is conserved land.

Population
51
residents
Median age
76.3
years

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Small town

51 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Outdoors

Nearly a quarter of Grand River is conserved land

18 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

27.1%conserved
Map of Grand River: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
27.1%
conserved · 8,935 of 32,996 acres
18 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Grand River National Grassland9 mi8,079
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Grand River has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

42″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–30°
Spring29–55°
Summer53–82°
Fall31–58°
Sep 18
typical first frost
May 24
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Grand River is

Grand River beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

26 measures vs. South Dakota
2 better16 too close to call8 worse
What stands outGrand RiverSD
More adults treating high blood pressure80.8%75.9%
More adults getting cholesterol checked87.9%84.8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth17.1%12.7%
West River Regional Medical Center
7.8 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 →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingWildfire
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

About Grand River

Township in South Dakota, United States

Grand River Township is a township in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, it contains 51 people and 32 households.

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