Corsica, South Dakota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Corsica City. It lies in ZIP code area 57328. The Survey maps it on the Corsica quadrangle. 561 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,562 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresCorsica fell from 592 to 561 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 592 | |
| 2020 | 561 | -31 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1955 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Corsica quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lake Andes quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Corsica between 2000 and 2017, burning about 74 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Yankton Agency | BUBBA |
| 5 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 7 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 4 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KUIL |
| 19 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 4 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 3 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Armour Volunteer Fire Department | SPARKS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
52 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corsica in 52 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 6 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a church, damaged structures and seating as a baseball park, and caused widespread tree damage, with one tree falling on a car. The winds were accompanied by large hail. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Corsica | $15,000 | Large hail broke several windows on the north and west side of buildings, damaged vehicles, stripped corn crops in the area and caused other crop damage. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Corsica | $10,000 | Roads were flooded over the curb in Armour, with water encroaching on several buildings. Numerous intersections along SD Highway 44 had standing water. Rainfall totaled 3.88 inches 3 miles south southwest of Corsica and 3.16 inches 5 miles west of Armour. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | $10,000 | A farm outbuilding was destroyed by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down and flattened one grain bin and damaged several others. The winds also caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | An extended period of thunderstorm wind gusts was measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Corsica. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Corsica. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Corsica. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | An extended period of severe wind gusts was measured by South Dakota RWIS site near Corsica, with the peak wind gust at 2044 CST. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | Winds were measured by mobile wind equipment. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Corsica. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | A long duration of severe wind gusts was measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Corsica, with a peak wind gust of 87 mph at 802 pm CST. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | A large cottonwood tree was uprooted by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 65 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD601 3 miles south of Corsica. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD601 3 miles south of Corsica. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD601 3 miles south of Corsica. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Corsica | - | Water going over the road at intersection of State Highway 44 and 395th Street. Heavy rain continues to fall at 1924CST. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Corsica | - | Torrential rainfall resulted in flooding of 280th Street between 395th and 396th Avenues. Numerous other township roads flooded across the eastern portion of the county. |
| July 2018 | Flood | Corsica | - | Numerous county and township roads were flooded in eastern Douglas and northwest Hutchinson county. Areas hit especially hard were around the Pony Creek area near Parkston. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | A few tree branches downed. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Corsica | - | Large hail covered the ground. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Corsica | - | Very heavy rain caused street flooding, with water 2 feet deep on some roads in Corsica. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Corsica | - | Large hail was accompanied by damaging winds. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Corsica | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of damage to trees, vehicles, and buildings. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down branches from several trees. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | Thunderstorm winds caused minor tree damage. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Corsica | - | Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding of numerous roads and fields, and some basements. There was up to 6 feet of water over a bridge north of Delmont. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Corsica | - | A prolonged period of small hail, accompanied by heavy rain, caused severe damage to crops in a two square mile area. Corn was stripped, and some bean fields were destroyed. |
| May 2004 | Heavy Rain | Corsica | - | Heavy rainfall of one to two inches in a short time briefly covered a few streets and fields with water. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, resulting in a power outage. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Corsica | - | Large hail damaged crops and broke some windows. The hail covered the ground in places. The amount of damage was not determined. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Flash Flood | Corsica | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corsica | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview (historical) | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Douglas City (historical) | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Harrison | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Armour | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| New Holland | 10.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hillside | 10.8 miles | 9 | |
| Joubert | 13.8 miles | 9 | |
| Delmont | 16.9 miles | 9 |
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 Corsica | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2201132 | The 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 1254469. 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.




