Kyle, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Oglala Lakota unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57752. It stands on No Flesh Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kyle quadrangle. 943 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,910 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresKyle grew from 846 to 943 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 | 846 | |
| 2020 | 943 | +97 (+11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 8 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 Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1981 USGS Kyle quadrangle1:25000
- 1985 USGS Pine Ridge quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
162 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Kyle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,665 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 44 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Other causes | 20 |
| Fireworks | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | STANDING SOLDIER |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | KYLE HILL |
| 27 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | THUNDERBULL |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | 5-MILE |
| 23 September 2001 | Other causes | under an acre | Pine Ridge Agency | WATKINS |
| 22 September 2014 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | ST BARNABUS |
| 21 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | THE DAM |
| 20 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | KILLS IN WATER |
Storms near this place
60 of 102 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kyle in 102 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 48 thunderstorm wind, 47 hail, 3 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Kyle | $50,000 | Three mobile homes destroyed. This tornado moved into Jackson County before dissipating. Path width and length estimated from law enforcement report. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | $50,000 | High winds from a severe thunderstorm blew a mobile home over on a road and also severely damaged a house. The roof of the house blew off and brought down a power line. About 40 houses had no electrical service for nearly two hours. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | $30,000 | The combination of hail and wind damaged some automobiles. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Kyle | $10,000 | Most of the hail was golf ball size or smaller. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | $3,000 | The strong winds tore sheet metal off a roof and broke large tree limbs. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Public reported estimated wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Trained spotter estimated wind gust report. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Small branches were downed by the wind. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | A trailer was blown over by the wind. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | The observer estimated wind gusts near 70 mph. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Kyle | - | Runoff from heavy rain caused flooding on Three Mile Creek, Six Mile Creek, and their tributaries. Water covered portions of BIA 17 and was reported along of BIA 2 southwest of Kyle. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | The strong winds damaged a home and outbuildings. |
| July 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Kyle | - | A brief EF-0 tornado damaged a group of trees, with large tree branches broken. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | The public estimated wind gusts at 70 mph. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 65 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Strong winds damaged several mobile homes and destroyed one. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Kyle | - | Rainfall total of 3.65 inches measured in 24 hours. Most of the rain fell during the late morning and afternoon hours on the July 1. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | The spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 65 mph with small hail. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts to 60 mph were reported. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Small tree branches were broken by the wind. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Kyle | - | Minor flooding occurred along small streams in Shannon County. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyle | - | Thunderstorms winds "strong enough to knock people over" were reported at Sharps Corner. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Kyle | - | Brief touchdown. Path width and length estimated. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Kyle | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Kyle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharps Corner | 12.0 miles | 9 | |
| Evergreen | 12.5 miles | 8 | |
| Porcupine | 15.2 miles | 8 | |
| Rockyford | 18.0 miles | 10 | |
| Manderson | 20.4 miles | 8 | |
| Batesland | 20.8 miles | 8 | |
| Wakpamani | 21.0 miles | 9 | |
| Wounded Knee | 22.0 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 Kyle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2028181 | 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 1265753. 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.


