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Avon, South Dakota

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Avon City. It lies in ZIP code area 57315. The Survey maps it on the Avon quadrangle. 586 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,617 feet above sea level.

Avon within Bon Homme County

On record in Avon

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Avon fell from 590 to 586 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
2010590
2020586-4 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

47 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Avon between 2002 and 2020, burning about 2,445 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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/undetermined28
Debris and open burning16
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionDITCH FIRE
6 September 2003Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
4 August 2005Debris and open burning10 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
16 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionCLIFF CANKU
7 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionSTAHL
4 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionCAHOY
25 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionPOWERS
19 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionREIFF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bon Homme County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Avon: 3 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Kenneth M Crouse Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kenneth M. Crouse Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
L.F.Chladek Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lou Chladek Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Virgil Peterson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Virginia Van Asperen Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Bon Homme County

Storms near this place

60 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Avon in 60 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 36 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2000HailAvon$50,000Large hail broke windows and damaged the finish of a few vehicles. The hail also caused crop damage. The amount of crop damage was not known.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindAvon$40,000Thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage to trees and power lines. The tree damage included large trees uprooted or blown down, and at least two houses were damaged by falling trees. The damage to power lines caused a power outage over the town which lasted about 5 hours. The winds also destroyed a large shed and damaged a camper parked in the shed.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindAvon$30,000A microburst caused tree damage, including the tops of trees and numerous 6 to 12 inch diameter limbs snapped off and blown away. The winds also blew a large metal grain bin across a road and into an abandoned farmstead.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindAvon$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew down power poles and lines.
September 2019Tornado (EF0)Avon$6,000A trained spotter observed the rapid spin up of a tornado to the west of his location 5 miles south of Avon, just north of 307th Street and west of 405th Avenue. The tornado tracked northeast, and moved into a farmstead as it crossed 306th Street. Roof panels were blown off a farm outbuilding, with doors on the building bowed inward. Several trees on the farmstead suffered damage to large branches. The tornado continued to track northeast for around another half mile before lifting. Average path width was 20 yards.
July 2001LightningAvon$5,000Lightning struck a large tree, splitting the tree, part of which fell onto power lines, causing a power outage.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindAvon$5,000no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindAvon$1,000Part of a large tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.
June 2023HailAvon-Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
March 2019Flash FloodAvon-Flood waters flowed over the intersection of SD State Highway 46 and 37.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindAvon-Measured with a hand-held anemometer.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindAvon-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including branches blown down.
August 2010Flash FloodAvon-Heavy rain caused flash flooding of several rural roads, some of which became completely under water in stretches.
August 2010Flash FloodAvon-Heavy rain caused flash flooding of low lying yards and streets.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAvon-Thunderstorm winds blew down large branches. The winds were accompanied by pea size hail.
June 2009HailAvon-Large hail, accompanied by damaging winds, caused significant crop damage. the amount of crop damage was not known.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAvon-Thunderstorm winds caused an unknown amount of tree damage.
August 2009HailAvon-Large hail broke windows in vehicles and homes, dented vehicles, damaged roofs and siding, and caused crop damage. Some of the windows were completely shattered. The amount of property and crop damage was not known.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAvon-Thunderstorm winds blew down several branches. The winds, in combination with large hail, also caused significant crop damage. the amount of crop damage was not known.
June 2009HailAvon-Large hail, accompanied by damaging winds, caused significant crop damage. The amount of crop damage was unknown.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAvon-Thunderstorm winds blew down 4 inch diameter branches. The winds and accompanying large hail also caused an unknown amount of crop damage.
August 2007HailAvon-Large hail cracked windows and dented vehicles. The amount of damage was not known.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindAvon-Thunderstorm winds blew a large part of the roof off a long pole barn. The roof blew about 300 yards and sheared off 8 to 12 inch diameter trees. The winds also caused additional tree damage in the area.
August 2006HailAvon-Large hail covered the ground.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindAvon-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one large branch blown down. The branch knocked down a power line, causing a power outage.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindAvon-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one large tree uprooted.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindAvon-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. The amount of damage was not known.
June 2023HailAvon-no account filed
May 2022HailAvon-no account filed
September 2019HailAvon-no account filed
June 2017HailAvon-no account filed
June 2015HailAvon-no account filed
May 2015HailAvon-no account filed
May 2015HailAvon-no account filed
August 2011HailAvon-no account filed
August 2011HailAvon-no account filed
August 2011HailAvon-no account filed
August 2011HailAvon-no account filed
August 2011HailAvon-no account filed
March 2009HailAvon-no account filed
May 2008HailAvon-no account filed
August 2007HailAvon-no account filed
May 2007HailAvon-no account filed
May 2007HailAvon-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindAvon-no account filed
July 2007HailAvon-no account filed
September 2005HailAvon-no account filed
July 2004HailAvon-no account filed
July 2004HailAvon-no account filed
May 2002HailAvon-no account filed
August 2002HailAvon-no account filed
August 2002HailAvon-no account filed
August 2002HailAvon-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindAvon-no account filed
August 2000HailAvon-no account filed
September 1999Flash FloodAvon-no account filed
June 1999HailAvon-no account filed
June 1999HailAvon-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindAvon-no account filed
August 1996HailAvon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bon Homme 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
Kingsburg9.2 miles9
Perkins10.0 miles11
Tyndall10.5 miles9
Vodnany (historical)12.8 miles11
Springfield13.5 miles10
Running Water16.7 miles10
Scotland20.7 miles12
Bon Homme Colony21.1 miles9

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 AvonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q664215The 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 1253731. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.