Martin, South Dakota
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Martin City. It lies in ZIP code area 57551. The Survey maps it on the Martin quadrangle. 938 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,310 feet above sea level.
On record in Martin
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
Inland Theaterlisted 2013
Population over time
2 figuresMartin fell from 1,071 to 938 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 | 1,071 | |
| 2020 | 938 | -133 (-12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 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 Martin quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Martin quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Martin quadrangle1:25000
- 1983 USGS Martin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
47 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Martin between 2000 and 2020, burning about 932 acres in total. 4 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | ALVIN FROST |
| 27 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Martin Volunteer Fire Department | KNECHT |
| 25 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | SOUTH SUNRISE |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Martin Volunteer Fire Department | LOUDEN |
| 18 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Pine Ridge Agency | FORTY |
| 13 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Pine Ridge Agency | PICKLE |
| 6 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | OAT FIRE |
| 26 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | HENSCHEL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 126 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Martin in 126 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 76 hail, 41 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Hail | Martin | $700,000 | Large hail damaged buildings and vehicles in Martin. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Martin | $250,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Martin | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Martin | $25,000 | Baseball to softball sized hail caused significant damage to home and vehicle. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Martin | $10,000 | Large hail damaged a vehicle, including a broken windshield. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Martin | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Martin | $5,000 | Large hail and strong winds broke most of the windows in a house. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $5,000 | Metal roofs blown off of small sheds. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $5,000 | Wind blew over a greenhouse. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Martin | $2,000 | Flash flooding washed out several fences and water covered a driveway about three miles east of Martin. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Public reported an estimated wind gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Wind driven hail broke windows at 3 houses near the junction of highways 18 and 73 in Martin. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Combination of hail and wind broke multiple windows downtown. Power pole damage caused a power outage in Martin. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Combination of hail and wind caused damage to a building and sign. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Martin | - | Most of the hail was small, but a few were near ping pong ball size. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | The roof was partially torn off a home. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Strong winds downed tree branches, with minor damage to the deck of the home. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Martin | - | A resident measured 5.8 inches of rain in 24 hours. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Wind gusts to 60 mph were reported with the storm. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Martin | - | Windows were broken by large hail. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts reached 70 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | The spotter reported wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | A spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | A spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Martin | - | The ground was covered with hail. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Small tree branches were blown down. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Martin | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Martin | - | 50 MPH winds with hail. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Three inch diameter tree branches were broken off. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | 1 foot diameter tree down in Martin along with dime sized hail. |
| July 2000 | Wildfire | Martin | - | Lightning caused three fires which burned 8,000 acres of land in southwestern Bennett County. The fires were contained within 24 hours. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Martin | - | Weak tornado that touched down briefly. Path width and length estimated from reports. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Martin | - | Brief touchdown. Path width and length estimated. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Martin | - | Hail was two inches deep on ground. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Eyes | 6.4 miles | 5 | |
| LaCreek (historical) | 7.2 miles | 5 | |
| Bad Wound | 8.9 miles | 5 | |
| Plenty Bears | 9.0 miles | 5 | |
| Swett | 11.6 miles | 5 | |
| Allen | 12.6 miles | 5 | |
| Tuthill | 12.7 miles | 6 | |
| Patricia | 14.1 miles | 5 |
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 Martin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q281028 | 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 1256336. 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.



