Lane, South Dakota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lane town. It lies in ZIP code area 57358. The Survey maps it on the Lane quadrangle. 47 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,375 feet above sea level.
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On record in Lane
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 1 record
- Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Churchlisted 2023
Population over time
2 figuresLane fell from 59 to 47 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 | 59 | |
| 2020 | 47 | -12 (-20%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1898 USGS Huron quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Huron quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Huron quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Lane quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Huron quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Lane between 2002 and 2017, burning about 222 acres in total. 2 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Natural | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TOM STARR |
| 6 July 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Wessington Springs Volunteer Fire Department | FEISTNER |
| 18 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FIRESTEEL AUGER |
| 12 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 8 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | JOHN OLINGER |
| 8 June 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | JAKE CALL IN |
| 29 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Lane: 6 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
29 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lane in 29 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 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 2014 | Tornado (EF4) | Lane | 2 hurt, $300,000 | A tornado severely damaged two family farms, including destroying a farmhouse as the family took shelter in their basement. A couple in the house suffered minor injuries.The tornado also damaged trees, power poles, and power lines; and caused an unknown amount of crop damage. The tornado crossed briefly into Beadle County before lifting. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Lane | $10,000 | A tornado destroyed trees and crops before crossing the county line from Jerauld into Sanborn County. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | A camper was blown over by thunderstorm wind gusts with several trees knocked down onto powerlines. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | An outbuilding and hoop barn were significantly damaged by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | An extended period of damaging thunderstorm winds was measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Lane. The first severe wind gust of 62 mph occurred at 1344 CST, with a peak wind of 81 mph at 1348 CST. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor 1 mile west of Lane. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | An extended period of thunderstorm severe wind gusts was measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor 1 mile west of Lane. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts peaked at 62 mph at 202 am CST at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Lane. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 64 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD603 1 mile west of Lane. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 75 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD603 1 mile west of Lane. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 79 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD603 1 mile west of Lane. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 75 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD603 1 mile west of Lane. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD603 1 mile west of Lane. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | An extended period of thunderstorm wind gusts of 58 mph or greater was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD603 1 mile west of Lane. A peak wind gust of 70 mph occurred at 1330CST. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | Ceiling panels were ripped off a porch by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Lane | - | Hail was mostly quarter sized, with a few as large as a ping-pong ball. No strong winds occurred with the hail. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Lane | - | Also 50 to 55 mph winds. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Lane | - | Large hail damaged a few vehicles and caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous branches blown down. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Lane | - | Large hail severely damaged corn and soybean crops. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Lane | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Lane | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Lane | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Lane | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Lane | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lane | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Lane | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Lane | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wessington Springs | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Alpena | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Crow Lake | 18.3 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Valley Colony | 24.6 miles | 7 |
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 Lane | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2395429 | 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 1256052. 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.




