Mission, South Dakota
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Mission City. It lies in ZIP code area 57555. The Survey maps it on the Mission quadrangle. 1,156 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,582 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMission fell from 1,182 to 1,156 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 | 1,182 | |
| 2020 | 1,156 | -26 (-2%) |
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
- 1969 USGS Mission quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Mission quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
533 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 533 fires within 5 miles of Mission between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,473 acres in total. 71 started naturally. 53 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 125 |
| Debris and open burning | 81 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 74 |
| Natural | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Fireworks | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 48 |
| Other causes | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Rosebud Agency | ANTELOPE |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | PRAIRIE |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | CAR#20 |
| 4 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | LOWE BATE |
| 4 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | TWO GUYS |
| 30 September 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | OYATE |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | PARK |
| 30 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | CAR#15 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mission: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Sioux Pit 2008 1/2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rosebud Sioux Pit 5213 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 146 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mission in 146 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 71 hail, 59 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Mission | $250,000 | During the early morning of March 23, Hidden Timber Dam along Antelope Creek failed, most likely from being overtopped by the excessive runoff from melted snow on frozen ground. As the water made its way downstream, it flooded several roads along Antelope Creek and the Keya Paha River. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $100,000 | Winds knocked down power poles and damaged small buildings. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Mission | $30,000 | Hail to the size of baseballs fell from four miles west of Mission to the Antelope housing area east of Mission. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF2) | Mission | $10,000 | A tornado developed over southeastern Todd County and moved northeastward for about ten minutes. The tornado did not damage any structures as it tracked across fields for almost five miles. However, it did snap eight to ten power poles at the ground at the intersection of Littleburg Road and Hidden Timber Road. Several large trees in a shelter belt were snapped off and uprooted. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $10,000 | Wind gusts were estimated around 80 mph. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a machine shed and blew an eight foot diameter watering tank one-quarter mile. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Mission | $3,000 | Seven vehicles had windows shattered by the hail. |
| June 2019 | Dust Devil | Mission | $2,000 | A dust devil briefly developed west of Mission. It destroyed a metal carport and blew shingles off the house. It tossed a trampoline into a tree, damaged a swing set, and broke tree branches. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | $2,000 | The combination of hail and wind stripped leaves and branches from trees, destroyed plants, stripped paint off windows. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Mission | - | A brief spin-up touched down and produced EF0 damage to a|homestead 7 miles north of Mission. A mobile home lost all of its|roof and its north facing wall while the main home on the property|suffered major roof damage with most of the contents from the home|thrown back to the west. Other outbuildings on the property|suffered minor damage. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | SD mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Mission | - | Hail report, size measured. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | SD mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | SD mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at around 60 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Large elm and cottonwood trees were blown down or broken. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Tree branches six to eight inches in diameter were broken off trees. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Mission | - | Wind gusts to 50 mph were reported. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Tree branches were blown down. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Mission | - | Cars and houses were damaged by the large hail. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | A heat burst occurred with a decaying storm. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Trees were downed by the wind. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Strong wind gusts overturned two trailer homes and tore part of the roof off another. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Mission | - | Street flooding was reported in Mission and gravel was washed off roads northeast of Mission. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Spotter estimated wind gusts near 70 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Mission | - | Street flooding occurred in Rosebud. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Mission | - | A storm chaser observed a small tornado southeast of Mission. The location was estimated from radar data. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Mission | - | 50 mph winds accompanied the hail. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Mission | - | Numerous roads in the county had minor flooding. The largest area covered 150 yards of a gravel road with several inches of water, just to the south-southwest of Mission. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Mission | - | Brief Touchdown. Tornado path and width estimated |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Mission | - | Brief Touchdown. Tornado path and width estimated |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Mission | - | Brief Touchdown. Tornado path and width estimated |
| June 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Mission | - | Funnel cloud lasted about five minutes. |
| July 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Mission | - | Time of tornado observance was sometime between 1515MDT and 1700MDT. The tornadoes were both small and appeared at the same time from the same storm. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Mission | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Hail | Mission | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Mission | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mission | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Development Area | 1.3 miles | 5 | |
| Antelope | 1.5 miles | 5 | |
| White Horse | 3.3 miles | 5 | |
| Rosebud | 11.5 miles | 5 | |
| Soldier Creek | 12.3 miles | 5 | |
| Olsonville | 12.6 miles | 5 | |
| Two Strike | 13.2 miles | 5 | |
| Hidden Timber | 13.6 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 Mission | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2380665 | 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 1256494. 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.



