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Population
65
residents
Median home value
$90K
Census ACS
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
54.5
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town
65 people, and everyone knows the way
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Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.
32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Sherman has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
40″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter10–28°
Spring34–56°
Summer59–81°
Fall36–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
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Health
How healthy Sherman is
Sherman beats the South Dakota average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
26 measures vs. South Dakota
3 better23 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Sherman | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.4% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.5% |
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About Sherman
Town in South Dakota, United States
Sherman is a town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 81 at the 2020 census. The town has the name of E. A . Sherman, a Dakota Territory banker.
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- Population
- 81
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,499 ft
- Area code
- 605