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Henry, South Dakota

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Henry town. It lies in ZIP code area 57243. The Survey maps it on the Henry quadrangle. 256 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,821 feet above sea level.

Henry within Codington County

On record in Henry

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

Henry fell from 267 to 256 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
2010267
2020256-11 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

22 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Henry between 1999 and 2020, burning about 160 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined14
Debris and open burning5
Natural1
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionWOOKEY
30 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression351
17 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionSLOUGH
19 June 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreClark County434TH AVE
26 May 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined35 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionRICK NELSON
23 May 2014Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionWOLSEY
1 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionCRP
1 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionEIDNESS FIRE

Every fire recorded in Codington County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Henry: 2 past producers. 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Codington County

Storms near this place

37 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henry in 37 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 25 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. 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
July 2025Tornado (EF2)Henry-A tornado tracked for nearly four miles over approximately 21 minutes, leaving a path of significant damage. The event began around 5:55 PM CDT when the tornado touched down in an open field between 168th and 169th Streets, just to the west of 442nd Avenue. The tornado initially tracked to the east, and by about 6:02 PM, it crossed 442nd Avenue. The tornado then turned and started tracking south. The core of the tornado passed about 150 yards to the west of a farmstead, but at approximately 6:03 PM, the tornado was close enough to the farm to start causing significant damage. In fact, video evidence shows debris being lofted into the air before the tornado made its closest approach. The main residence was completely destroyed. An attached garage was dislodged and swept clean from its cement foundation; however, a vehicle in the driveway did not move. The remainder of the house lost its entire roof and many exterior walls, though many interior walls remained standing. One outbuilding was completely destroyed, and many others sustained significant damage. Along the southern edge of the property, a line of nine grain bins was completely swept away. The residents were not home at the time of the tornado, but a beloved horse was killed. At 6:06 PM, the tornado crossed 169th Street and continued south through cropland. Aerial photos revealed that between 169th and 170th Streets, the tornado ripped through several rows of erosion shelterbelt trees. Trees in the path were void of branches, snapped at their bases, and in some spots, reduced to nothing more than stubs. Continuing south, the tornado crossed 170th Street around 6:11 PM and continued across a lake and more cropland, eventually crossing 171st Street. By approximately 6:16 PM, the tornado weakened and dissipated just north of 172nd Street, bringing its 21-minute duration to an end. The tornado was rated an EF2 with peak winds estimated at 135 mph.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHenry-A vehicle was blown off road along the highway north of Henry by an estimated 60 mph wind gust.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindHenry-Thunderstorm winds knocked down three trees in town. A 3-4 inch diameter branch from another tree was blown off, impaling a nearby home.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHenry-One inch tree branches were downed by the wind.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindHenry-Sixty mph winds were estimated.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHenry-Eighty mph winds toppled four trees southwest of Henry.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHenry-Many large tree branches were downed in Henry along with some power lines.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHenry-Sixty mph winds were estimated near Henry.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHenry-Sixty mph winds downed several branches in and around Henry.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindHenry-Winds to 70 mph brought several trees and many large tree branches down in Henry.
July 1997Tornado (F0)Henry-This weak tornado was a cold air funnel which touched down in a field, damaging crops and downing some trees. Path length and width were estimated.
July 2015HailHenry-no account filed
June 2013HailHenry-no account filed
September 2010HailHenry-no account filed
July 2010HailHenry-no account filed
July 2010HailHenry-no account filed
July 2010HailHenry-no account filed
July 2009HailHenry-no account filed
June 2006HailHenry-no account filed
June 2006HailHenry-no account filed
June 2006HailHenry-no account filed
June 2006HailHenry-no account filed
June 2006HailHenry-no account filed
June 2006HailHenry-no account filed
September 2006HailHenry-no account filed
August 2006HailHenry-no account filed
August 2006HailHenry-no account filed
May 2005HailHenry-no account filed
May 2005HailHenry-no account filed
May 2005HailHenry-no account filed
June 2001HailHenry-no account filed
June 1997HailHenry-no account filed
May 1996HailHenry-no account filed
June 1996HailHenry-no account filed
October 1996HailHenry-no account filed
July 1996Tornado (F0)Henry-no account filed
June 1994HailHenry-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Codington 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
Kampeska10.5 miles8
Grover11.4 miles8
Florence14.2 miles7
Wallace14.4 miles7
North Shore14.6 miles8
Foley17.1 miles8
Green Trees Subdivision17.2 miles8
Watertown18.7 miles8

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 HenryAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q965983The 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 1255512. 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.