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A town of 17.

Population
17
residents
Median age
73.9
years
Land area
4 sq mi
Small town

17 people, and everyone knows the way

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Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Ola has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–33°
Spring35–59°
Summer60–84°
Fall38–62°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingDrought
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Ola is

Ola beats the South Dakota average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better14 too close to call12 worse
What stands outOlaSD
More adults with COPD8.8%6.7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.6%12.7%
More adults who have had a stroke4.5%3.5%
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center
11.3 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 →
Outdoors

1.4% of Ola is conserved land

7.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

1.4%conserved
Map of Ola: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.4%
conserved · 316 of 22,851 acres
7.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Ola

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

Ola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 15 according to the 2020 census. The CDP is located in southern Brule County, 2 miles (3 km) west of South Dakota Highway 50 and 12 miles (19 km) south of Interstate 90.

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

Population
15
Area
4.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,735 ft
Area code
605

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