Gayville, South Dakota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Gayville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57031. The Survey maps it on the Gayville quadrangle. 382 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,161 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGayville fell from 407 to 382 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 | 407 | |
| 2020 | 382 | -25 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Gayville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Yankton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Gayville between 1999 and 2020, burning about 64 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MISSING TIRE |
| 9 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MEDIAN I |
| 31 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Volin Volunteer Fire Department | HULT |
| 29 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ROUND LAKE FIRE |
| 28 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Vermillion Volunteer Fire Department | EMMICK |
| 15 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HWY 50 GRASS FIRE IN DITCH |
| 25 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SMOKING BUTT |
| 13 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | UNAUTHORIZED BURN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gayville: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knutsen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Knutsen Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oursland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Volin Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gayville in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 20 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Hail | Gayville | $10,000 | Large hail dented vehicles and caused crop damage. The amount of crop damage was not known from this hail or from earlier hail in the same afternoon. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | $1,000 | A pine tree with a trunk diameter of six feet was downed due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | A 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Gayville. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Gayville. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | A 61 mph wind gust was measured at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Gayville. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts as high as 65 mph were measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD532 2 miles west-southwest of Gayville. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Gayville | - | A few hailstones reached the size of nickels. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 63 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD532 2 miles west-southwest of Gayville. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 63 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD532 2 miles west-southwest of Gayville. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | An extended period of thunderstorm wind gusts of 58 mph or greater was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD532 2 miles west-southwest of Gayville. A peak wind gust of 65 mph occurred at 1428CST. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 89 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD532 2 miles west-southwest of Gayville. Extensive building damage was noted in Gayville. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | A farm outbuilding door and wall were blown out. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | Multiple pine trees were uprooted and a farm outbuilding was destroyed. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | South Dakota RWIS station SD532 near Gayville measured a peak wind of 66 mph. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Gayville | - | Large hail covered the ground and caused crop damage in the area. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several limbs blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, resulting in a power outage. Up to 6 inch diameter branches were blown down. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Gayville | - | no account filed |
| September 1995 | Hail | Gayville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volin | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Mission Hill | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Valleyview | 7.9 miles | 10 | |
| Yankton | 12.0 miles | 10 | |
| Napa Junction | 15.4 miles | 9 | |
| Mayfield | 15.5 miles | 11 | |
| Vedin Corner | 18.0 miles | 11 | |
| Utica | 18.3 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 Gayville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2782914 | 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 1255217. 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.




