Mound City, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mound City town. It lies in ZIP code area 57646. The Survey maps it on the Mound City quadrangle. 69 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,722 feet above sea level.
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On record in Mound City
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
- Wientjes Barn and Ranch Yardlisted 2013
Population over time
2 figuresMound City fell from 71 to 69 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 | 71 | |
| 2020 | 69 | -2 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS McIntosh quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS McIntosh quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Mound City quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mobridge quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Mound City between 1999 and 2011, burning about 11,084 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 31 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Murdo Volunteer Fire Department | TRAX |
| 28 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 28 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 14 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 12 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mound City Volunteer Fire Department | CRAIG OLSON |
| 2 May 2003 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CRAIG MOSER |
| 5 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,000 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MOUND CITY |
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 Mound City: 2 producers. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rau Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Reynolds Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 76 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mound City in 76 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 43 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 4 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Mound City | $34,000 | Heavy rains flooded several areas along Highway 271 in far southeast Campbell county along with many acres of crop and pastureland. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Mound City | $9,700 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Mound City | - | A tornado touched down roughly 4.5 miles southeast of Mound City, SD in open crop and grassland. Photo and video evidence of the tornado was documented. The track was also noted on high resolution satellite imagery. |
| August 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Mound City | - | At 7:50 pm CDT, the tornado touched down on the west side of|South Dakota Highway 1804, just north of 118th St. Within a few minutes of being|on the ground, it tracked east and crossed South Dakota Highway 1804, tossing|hay bales in its path. Between 8:00-8:05 pm CDT, the tornado|continued in a more southeast direction, crossing 118th St and|encountering an electric transmission line, resulting in the|collapse of three electrical transmission towers. The tornado|then continued east-southeast toward 119th St, where it|encountered a farmstead. At this location, multiple trees were|broken, snapped, and uprooted. One small shed was lifted, another|had its walls collapse, and a machine shed had its doors blown|out. The main house lost windows, and a tractor lost its doors|facing east and west, although the front and back windshields|remained intact. Additionally, a trailer was rolled onto the|road, and other farm implements were destroyed or moved. Between|8:05-8:10 pm CDT, the tornado would cross to the south of 119th|St, flipping a haybine to the west and through a fence. The main|tornadic circulation broadened and tracked east, becoming nearly|stationary at times as it traversed over cropland between 299th|and 301st Ave. Many smaller tornadic vortices were|noted on video accounts during this period. Toward the end of the tornado|cycle, between roughly 8:15-8:20 pm CDT, it intensified once|again, becoming narrower and tracking from southwest to|northeast, crossing 119th St between 301st and 302nd Ave. The|track was clearly seen through a corn crop before lifting. Around|this same time, a distinct smaller tornado/vortex damaged a|farmstead. At this location, a tree was uprooted, a silo was|dented, and two shop buildings lost roof panels and doors.|Additionally, a travel trailer was rolled 100 feet across 119th|St, with debris tossed from north-northeast to south-southwest|into a cornfield. Two other smaller tornadic circulations were|also noted in the corn crop just west of the intersection of|302nd Ave and 119th St. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | The high winds damaged a grain bin and overturned a tractor-trailer. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | The wind was measured by a personal weather station. A steel tank was tipped over at a farm a mile west of Mound City as well. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | The wind was measured by a personal weather station. |
| June 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Mound City | - | A tornado touched down briefly with no damage reported. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Mound City | - | Water from the Lake Hiddenwood dam break flowed into southeast Campbell county flooding several roads and cropland. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Mound City | - | Flooding from heavy rains continued through the rest of the night and into the next day across southeast Campbell county. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Seventy mph winds and hail caused some crop damage along with downing some trees. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| June 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Mound City | - | A tornado touched down briefly in an open field with no damage reported. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Mound City | - | Ping pong size hail caused minor crop damage. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated near Mound City. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Sixty mph winds brought down a cottonwood tree. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | Large hail caused some damage to a vehicle along with some crops. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Winds of 70 mph or higher caused some damage in and around Mound City. Two large pole barns were destroyed, some homes and businesses were damaged, along with several trees and branches downed. A home had most of the siding torn off of one side. A grain bin was also destroyed. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Sixty mph winds brought down several tree branches. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Sixty mph winds blew down many large tree branches. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Winds gusting to 70 mph in Mound City blew a large tree down and into a trailer home wall. Another fallen branch damaged a Mound City home when it broke through the corner of the dwelling. Mound City was without power for 6 to 7 hours as a result of the storm. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Winds gusting to 80 mph knocked down some trees south of Mound City. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Flood | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Flood | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Mound City | - | 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.
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 Mound City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2189383 | 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 1256558. 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.



