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Selfridge, North Dakota

5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Southwest Sioux unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 58568. The Survey maps it on the Selfridge quadrangle. 127 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,185 feet above sea level.

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Selfridge within Sioux County

Population over time

2 figures

Selfridge fell from 160 to 127 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010160
2020127-33 (-21%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 5 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

51 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Selfridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 373 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Equipment and vehicle use10
Debris and open burning7
Arson/incendiarism7
Natural6
Fireworks4
Other causes3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 2000Natural5.0 acresStanding Rock AgencySELF5
19 September 1994Natural20 acresStanding Rock AgencyFIEST
18 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use3.2 acresStanding Rock AgencyRON HETTICH
16 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresStanding Rock Agency1ITEGLOW
15 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresStanding Rock AgencySELF8
14 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreStanding Rock AgencyHIGH LINE WIRE
13 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreStanding Rock AgencyWOLF
13 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use36 acresStanding Rock AgencyTWO TRACK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sioux County

Storms near this place

60 of 101 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Selfridge in 101 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 51 hail, 35 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 4 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2002Thunderstorm WindSelfridge2 hurtIn the small community of Porcupine, a trailer home was destroyed by the wind. Two occupants in the home received minor injuries.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSelfridge1 hurt, $250,000Damage survey revealed that a microburst struck this property and completely destroyed a manufactured home which rolled onto a vehicle crushing the roof and partially damaging another vehicle. Parts of the home were blown into a barn, severely damaging it. The debris pattern was divergent in nature, and orientated toward the east/southeast. Two people were in the home at the time. One was injured (direct) and hospitalized.
March 2009FloodSelfridge$264,000Cedar Creek and the Cannonball River flooded. Overland flooding damaged state, county and township roads. Two homes were flooded. Flooding continued into April.
April 2009FloodSelfridge$166,000Additional overland flooding and flooding along the Cedar Creek from snowmelt resulted in further damage to local and county roads.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindSelfridge$150,000A large barn was blown over, and heavy tree damage occurred.
June 2005Flash FloodSelfridge$70,000no account filed
June 2005Flash FloodSelfridge$50,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindSelfridge$50,000no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindSelfridge$40,000Grain bins overturned along with trees down and trees reported on top of cars.
August 2023HailSelfridge$30,000Large amount of one-inch diameter hail caused significant dents on a garage door and shattered a window on a home.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSelfridge$25,000A roof of an outbuilding on the farm was damaged. An unattached horse trailer was pushed through a field.
May 2010Tornado (EF1)Selfridge$25,000A tornado touched down in western Sioux County and crossed into southwest Grant County. Damage was sustained to a roof on a farmstead in Sioux County. Based on a storm survey of the area damage was consistent with a low end EF1 tornado. From that it was determined that wind speeds were around 90 mph. The tornado crossed into Grant County. See the tornado entry for Grant County.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindSelfridge$20,000Severe tree damage occurred.
July 2016HailSelfridge$20,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindSelfridge$15,000The very strong winds tore a small deck off of a house.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindSelfridge$10,000no account filed
August 2024Tornado (EF1)Selfridge$9,000The tornado touched down in an open field south of Selfridge and moved to the south-southeast. Along its path, the tornado broke three wooden power poles which appeared to be aged. The tornado then proceeded into an open field with no other structures impacted. Based on the damage done the tornado was rated EF-1, and from that winds were estimated to be approximately 100 MPH.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSelfridge$2,000Large tree branches were broken.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSelfridge$2,000A tree limb was broken and a flag pole was bent.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-Thunderstorm winds were estimated by the public.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-The public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 70 mph.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-The public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 70 mph.
July 2010HailSelfridge-Heavy rain accompanied quarter to ping pong sized hail.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-No hail was reported with the strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-Recorded at the Tatanka Prairie Remote Automated Weather Station.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-Estimated winds of 70 mph were reported.
June 2008HailSelfridge-No report of damage was received from this event.
June 2008HailSelfridge-Hail up to the size of golfballs lasted for ten minutes. No report of damage was received from this event.
June 2008HailSelfridge-No report of damage was received from this event.
June 2008HailSelfridge-Dime to quarter size hail was reported.
May 2007Funnel CloudSelfridge-Funnel began descending and quickly retreated back into the thunderstorm. Funnel followed a large hail event, 2 inches in diameter. See hail entry 13:44 MST May 25, 2007.
May 2007HailSelfridge-Hail was followed by a funnel cloud. See entry for Sioux County 13:49 MST May 25, 2007.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Selfridge-Brief touchdown reported by off-duty National Weather Service employee. The tornado hit no structures and did no damage. See funnel cloud entry 6 minutes earlier at the same location, 15:20 MST, May 25, 2007.
May 2007Funnel CloudSelfridge-There was a very brief funnel just below cloud base.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-MESONET recorded wind speed.
August 2006HailSelfridge-No damage reported.
August 2006Tornado (F0)Selfridge-An F0 tornado moved southeast toward the North Dakota and South Dakota state line. The tornado occurred in an open field with no damage reported.
June 2001HailSelfridge-The hail covered the ground
July 2001Flash FloodSelfridge-An additional 2 inches of rain fell on top of the 5 to 9 inches of rain recorded earlier in the evening.
July 2001Flash FloodSelfridge-Radar estimates from the doppler radar in Bismarck showed 6.60 inches in the 3 hour storm total. The county sheriff reported the closing of highway 6 due to water over the road and quickly rising. Many secondary roads flooded.
July 2001HailSelfridge-The hail was reported along and north highway 12.
June 1999Tornado (F1)Selfridge-Semi-trailor truck overturned.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-60 MPH WIND NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES REPORTED DOWN
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-no account filed
August 2025Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-no account filed
May 2024HailSelfridge-no account filed
May 2024HailSelfridge-no account filed
May 2024HailSelfridge-no account filed
August 2024HailSelfridge-no account filed
August 2024HailSelfridge-no account filed
July 2023HailSelfridge-no account filed
July 2023HailSelfridge-no account filed
July 2023HailSelfridge-no account filed
September 2023Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-no account filed
August 2021Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindSelfridge-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sioux County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Chadwick10.0 miles5
Porcupine15.3 miles5
Fort Yates15.9 miles5
Solen24.9 miles5
Cannon Ball29.7 miles6

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on SelfridgeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2443044The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1032015. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.