Fulton, South Dakota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jasper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57340. The Survey maps it on the Alexandria quadrangle. 87 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,325 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresFulton fell from 91 to 87 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 | 91 | |
| 2020 | 87 | -4 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1899 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Salem quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Fulton between 1998 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 4 July 2003 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 29 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 29 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 9 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | I-90 416 TH AVE |
| 9 April 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Mitchell Fire Department | 1999 PONT. GRAND AM |
| 22 April 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 10 April 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DOUG ONIEL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fulton: 1 past producer. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
44 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fulton in 44 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 25 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. The reports record 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | 2 hurt, $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a mobile home, causing minor injuries to the couple inside at the time. The winds also caused damage to trees and sheds. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Fulton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Fulton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Fulton | $10,000 | Large hail broke windows on vehicles and dented the vehicles. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew two sheds apart and moved a feeder 30 to 40 feet. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | Large tree branches from 6 to 8 inches in diameter were broken by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Fulton | - | Large hail preceded by some heavy rainfall and gusty wind. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Fulton | - | A mix of penny and quarter-sized hail. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Fulton | - | Hail from quarter to half-dollar size. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Fulton | - | Large hail covered the ground. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down branches. The winds were accompanied by large hail. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Fulton | - | Large hail, accompanied by damaging wind gusts, caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Fulton | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Fulton | - | A weak tornado caused no reported damage. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Fulton | - | Large hail covered the ground, and stripped many leaves off trees. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including branches and a few small trees blown down. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Fulton | - | Large hail was accompanied by estimated 40 to 50 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large elm trees blown down. The winds also flattened wheat and corn fields. The amount of property and crop damage was not known. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous branches down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous branches torn off. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large trees blown down. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous branches down. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Fulton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bard (historical) | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Millbrook Colony | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Alexandria | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Riverside | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Farmer | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Plano | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rockport Colony | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Epiphany | 12.1 miles | 11 |
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 Fulton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2835517 | 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 1255181. 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.




