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Little Eagle, South Dakota

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Corson unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57642. The Survey maps it on the Little Eagle quadrangle. 367 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,650 feet above sea level.

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Little Eagle within Corson County

Population over time

2 figures

Little Eagle grew from 319 to 367 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
2010319
2020367+48 (+15%)

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

217 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Little Eagle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,205 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 43 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined62
Arson/incendiarism43
Fireworks31
Debris and open burning24
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Natural13
Equipment and vehicle use11
Other causes9
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreStanding Rock AgencyLE-003-18
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresStanding Rock AgencyJROSERANCH
9 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresStanding Rock AgencyLESCHOOL
9 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresStanding Rock Agencynot named
7 September 2012Other causesunder an acreStanding Rock AgencyTHIRTY TON NO. 2
7 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreStanding Rock AgencyCHAIN LINK
6 September 2012Other causesunder an acreStanding Rock AgencyTHIRTY TON
5 September 2003Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresStanding Rock AgencyWANKSTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Corson 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 Little Eagle: 1 past producer. 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

Every working recorded in Corson County

Storms near this place

60 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little Eagle in 61 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 34 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 8 flood, 2 funnel cloud. 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 WindLittle Eagle-Sixty mph winds were estimated.
June 2021Tornado (EF0)Little Eagle-A tornado touched down and tracked northeast briefly in eastern Corson County. No damage was reported.
August 2019HailLittle Eagle-Large hail and severe winds began a destructive path of crop and grassland damage from near Little Eagle and to the southeast before moving into eastern Dewey county.
July 2018Flash FloodLittle Eagle-Heavy rain caused flash flooding of the streets in and near Little Eagle.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-Sixty mph winds were estimated.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-Sixty mph winds were estimated.
June 2014FloodLittle Eagle-The Grand River near Little Eagle flooded for a short time in late June. The Grand River rose above the flood stage of 15 feet on June 19th to 19.4 feet on June 20th. Mainly pastureland was flooded.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-Sixty mph winds were estimated.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-An estimated 70 mph wind gust was reported by the public.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-Seventy mph winds snapped a tree.
March 2011FloodLittle Eagle-Snowmelt flooding occurred for a short time on the Grand River in eastern Corson county. The river at Little Eagle rose above the flood stage of 15 feet to 21.9 feet on March 17th before falling back below flood stage on March 22nd.
August 2011Tornado (EF0)Little Eagle-A tornado touched down briefly in the open country.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-Sixty-five mph winds occurred south of McLaughlin along Highway 63.
August 2007Funnel CloudLittle Eagle-The fire department spotted a funnel cloud north of Timber Lake.
August 2007Flash FloodLittle Eagle-Heavy rains of 5 to 7 inches resulted in flooding over a few roads.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-Sixty mph winds downed some tree limbs and also blew a shed door off.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-Seventy mph winds blew down an old barn.
August 2019HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
August 2019HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
July 2019HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2018HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
May 2018HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
March 2014FloodLittle Eagle-no account filed
August 2014FloodLittle Eagle-no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-no account filed
August 2012HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
July 2012HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
August 2011HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-no account filed
May 2010HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
March 2010FloodLittle Eagle-no account filed
May 2009HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
May 2009HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
May 2009HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
March 2009FloodLittle Eagle-no account filed
April 2009FloodLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2009HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2009Funnel CloudLittle Eagle-no account filed
May 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
May 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
July 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
August 2008HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
August 2007FloodLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2005HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-no account filed
July 2005HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
July 2005HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2003HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLittle Eagle-no account filed
June 2002HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
August 2002HailLittle Eagle-no account filed
October 1997HailLittle Eagle-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Corson 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
Mahto8.9 miles7
McLaughlin9.6 miles8
Jeffrey (historical)12.4 miles8
Snake Creek13.2 miles8
Wakpala14.3 miles8
Bullhead15.9 miles8
Maple Leaf17.8 miles7
Miscol19.0 miles7

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 Little EagleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q958981The 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 1256161. 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.