Faith, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Faith City. It lies in ZIP code area 57626. The Survey maps it on the Faith quadrangle. 367 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,595 feet above sea level.
On record in Faith
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 3 records
- Bethel Lutheran Churchlisted 1986
- Minneapolis Brewing Company Beer Warehouselisted 2001
- Municipal Building-City Halllisted 2000
Population over time
2 figuresFaith fell from 421 to 367 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 | 421 | |
| 2020 | 367 | -54 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Faith quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Faith quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Faith between 1996 and 2015, burning about 689 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | BUTLER |
| 20 August 1996 | Natural | 400 acres | Cheyenne River Agency | DUPREECOMP |
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | BADGER 2 |
| 8 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 22 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 22 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 12 July 2006 | Natural | 40 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Faith in 64 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 32 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | $500,000 | MANY TREES AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | $250,000 | Power lines were downed by winds. Several homes were damaged and 2 mobile homes were destroyed by high winds. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Faith | $250,000 | Large hail damaged homes and automobiles in Faith. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | $150,000 | Strong winds tore half the roof off a house and blew down two outbuildings on the south side of Faith. Several empty truck trailers were tipped over and large trees throughout town were broken and blown over. Several power poles were downed, causing the loss of electric service for about 36 hours in much of the town. Hail accumulated to a depth of 12 inches. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Faith | $5,000 | Siding on house damaged and windshield of automobile broken. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Faith | $5,000 | Windows were broken from the combination of hail and wind. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | $5,000 | Windows were broken from the combination of hail and wind. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | $2,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts moved a calf shelter, lifted a water tank from the back of a pickup truck, and damaged trees. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | Downed trees and impassable roads in Faith from 80 to 90 mph winds. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Faith | - | Hail up to golf ball size covered the ground. The combination of hail and wind gusts to 50 mph stripped leaves from trees. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | Strong winds gusting up to 90 mph damaged and downed power poles. A shed was blown onto a highway and four outbuildings were destroyed, including a barn that was ripped out of the ground. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Faith | - | Runoff from heavy rain caused 196th Place west-southwest of Faith to flood. Water also ponded in fields and ditches. Over three inches of rain fell in about two hours. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | Large trees were blown down by the wind. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | The public estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Faith | - | The storm also produced wind gusts to 50 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 65 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Faith | - | A second tornado touched down southwest of Faith and traveled north, dissipating shortly after it crossed U.S. Highway 212 west of Faith. It caused no damage. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Faith | - | Hail accumulated three to four inches deep along Highway 212 west of Faith. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Faith | - | Lots of nickel sized hail with a few hail stones to 3 inches in diameter. |
| July 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Faith | - | A trained spotter reported a rapidly formed funnel cloud that briefly touched down, then dissipated. |
| July 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Faith | - | A fireman, who was a trained storm spotter, reported seeing a tornado form and momentarily touch the ground south of Faith. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Faith | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Faith | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avance (historical) | 13.3 miles | 7 | |
| Opal | 23.8 miles | 7 | |
| Fox Ridge | 26.0 miles | 6 | |
| Howes | 27.9 miles | 8 | |
| Marcus | 28.1 miles | 7 | |
| Maurine | 29.5 miles | 7 | |
| Plainview | 29.8 miles | 7 | |
| Cedar Canyon | 34.7 miles | 8 |
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 Faith | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2366775 | 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 1255004. 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.



