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Lennox, South Dakota

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lennox City. It lies in ZIP code area 57039. The Survey maps it on the Lennox quadrangle. 2,423 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,345 feet above sea level.

Lennox within Lincoln County

On record in Lennox

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

Population over time

2 figures

Lennox grew from 2,111 to 2,423 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
20102,111
20202,423+312 (+15%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

25 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Lennox between 1999 and 2020, burning about 218 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
Debris and open burning13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
1 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionMM 57
17 August 1999Debris and open burning10 acresParker Volunteer Fire DepartmentFREEZE
6 July 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreTea Volunteer Fire DepartmentDITCH FIRE
24 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression282
16 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionHIGWAY GRASS FIRE
14 July 2001Debris and open burning1.5 acresWorthing Volunteer Fire DepartmentBRUNS
1 June 2002Natural7.0 acresChancellor Volunteer Fire DepartmentKRUMMINGA
5 May 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lennox: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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
Neeman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

43 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lennox in 43 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 15 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 3 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLennox$3,000,000Most of the rubber roof liner on the section of Lennox High School with the band and shop classrooms was removed by thunderstorm winds. Interior ceilings and equipment incurred water damage. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.
July 2001Tornado (F1)Lennox$400,000A tornado damaged homes, public buildings, trees, and power lines. The American Legion building had its entire front facade ripped off, and its windows shattered. Several vehicles near the building sustained major damage from flying debris, and one was lifted and dropped partly onto another vehicle. Damage to homes included holes in permanent siding, several roofs heavily damaged, windows broken, fences blown down, garages damaged including at least one totally destroyed. Damage to public buildings included the pump house at the water tower being destroyed, the roof at the water plant was damaged, flag poles next to the ambulance building were broken, and an overhead door at the fire station was torn off. A fire truck at the fire station was damaged, and the station's window air conditioner was blown out along with some ceiling tiles inside. Power was lost to much of the city for at least an hour and a half because of the downed power lines.
July 2010Flash FloodLennox$100,000Heavy rain in excess of four inches caused flash flooding of numerous roads, fields, low areas, homes, and businesses. The community of Shindler was one of the harder hit communities with homes and businesses flooded. Roads flooded included South Dakota Highway 11. Some gravel roads were washed out.
August 2021Tornado (EF1)Lennox$75,000Based on Sentinel satellite imagery, the tornado spun up in Turner County around 2 miles west southwest of Lennox in a field southwest of the intersection of 464th Avenue and 279th Street. The tornado tracked east-northeast for around one-half mile and crossed into Lincoln County just south of the intersection of 279th Street and 464th Avenue. After another half mile, the tornado uprooted seven large cottonwood trees and damaged numerous others at the Lenkota Country Club. The tornado continued into the western portions of Lennox north of the city park, with a majority of damage to large trees between 4th and 5th Avenue as the path turned more eastward and eventually a bit southeastward. The most significant damage occurred as the tornado approached State Highway 17, with a trampoline deposited high in a gnarled tree along South Cherry Street, and the complete destruction of a shed just east of Highway 17. The tornado lifted about a quarter mile east of Highway 17, just east of Lennox. Areas south of the path experienced strong rear-flank winds. While in Turner County, the tornado was rated EFU, while in Lincoln County it was rated EF1. The average path width for the tornado was 100 yards. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindLennox$50,000An extension of the path of wind damage from Turner County, winds from 70 to 80 mph continued to produce damage to trees and farm outbuildings until around 2 miles south of Tea. Most of the damage to structures consisted of removed siding and roof panels.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLennox$30,000One shed was completely destroyed, and two were left with damaged doors, roofs and east facing walls when strong thunderstorm wind gusts plowed through a business on the south edge of Lennox. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLennox$15,000The west facing roof was removed from a metal outbuilding by strong thunderstorm wind gusts. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLennox$10,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a machine shed, and overturned a boat and trailer.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindLennox$5,000A tree fell on a power line in Lennox, cutting off service to more than 660 customers for several hours.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Lennox$1,000A tornado destroyed a small shed.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLennox-A narrow path of crop damage, possibly related to a miso vortex within a broader wind field, was identified using Sentinel satellite imagery.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLennox-Thunderstorms winds uprooted several pine trees in a row at the Lennox Cemetery.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLennox-Several large trees trunks were snapped in the city park.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLennox-Several trees had large limbs of 3 to 6 inch diameter broken off by thunderstorm winds. A flag pole was bent.
August 2021Tornado (EFU)Lennox-Based on Sentinel satellite imagery and confirmed with ground survey, a brief tornado spun up around 2 miles east of Lennox, just west of the Mount Olivet Cemetery. The tornado tracked east-northeast for less than one mile across open fields and wetlands, and dissipated 3 miles east-northeast of Lennox near the intersection of 278th Street and 468th Avenue. The average path width was 20 yards.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLennox-Thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.
June 2019FloodLennox-A continuation of flooding from May, the Vermillion River near Davis (gage site DVSS2) started at 2.60 feet above flood stage on June 1. Many rural roads near the river were inundated, with continued flooding of significant amounts of agricultural land.
September 2018Flash FloodLennox-Widespread flash flooding, with already around 5 inches of rainfall in the past 24 hours.
September 2018Flash FloodLennox-Water over numerous roads in western Lincoln County. While most roads are still passable, water is several inches deep on roads east of Lennox.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Lennox-A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindLennox-Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including several trees blown down. One falling tree damaged a playground fence.
June 2003Tornado (F0)Lennox-A tornado caused no reported damage before crossing from Lincoln County into Turner County.
June 2003Tornado (F0)Lennox-A weak tornado tracked across farmland.
June 2003Tornado (F1)Lennox-A tornado damaged farm structures.
June 2003Tornado (F0)Lennox-A weak tornado tracked across farmland.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindLennox-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several large limbs and branches blown down. Power lines were blown down. resulting in a power outage.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindLennox-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous branches down.
June 2017HailLennox-no account filed
May 2007HailLennox-no account filed
April 2006HailLennox-no account filed
June 2006HailLennox-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLennox-no account filed
July 2005HailLennox-no account filed
March 2004HailLennox-no account filed
May 2004HailLennox-no account filed
July 2004HailLennox-no account filed
July 2003HailLennox-no account filed
June 2003HailLennox-no account filed
June 2003HailLennox-no account filed
June 2003HailLennox-no account filed
October 2002HailLennox-no account filed
July 2000HailLennox-no account filed
July 1996HailLennox-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lincoln 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
Naomi2.4 miles10
Tea7.0 miles11
Worthing7.1 miles10
Harrisburg11.6 miles10
Shindler15.4 miles10
Canton16.3 miles11
Moe20.3 miles11
Norway Center21.0 miles11

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 LennoxAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3243599The 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 1256091. 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.