Onida, South Dakota
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the East Sully unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57564. The Survey maps it on the Onida quadrangle. 666 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,873 feet above sea level.
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On record in Onida
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 3 records
L. E. Snyder Houselisted 1993
Sully County Courthouselisted 2001- Jacob D. Goosen Barnlisted 1993
Population over time
2 figuresOnida grew from 658 to 666 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 | 658 | |
| 2020 | 666 | +8 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 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.
- 1954 USGS Pierre quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Pierre quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Onida quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Onida between 2002 and 2017, burning about 1,697 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sully County | BARBER |
| 29 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Sully County | SUTTON BAY |
| 6 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MILLER MATHEWS |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 25 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HONEY FARM |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | LYNN EBERT |
| 24 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BUHLER |
| 14 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Sully County | STRICKLAND |
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 Onida: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sully County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trumble Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 102 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Onida in 102 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 63 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 5 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1999 | Flash Flood | Onida | $275,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | A personal weather station recorded a wind gust of 70 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Winds were estimated at sixty-five mph by a driver on Highway 83. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Estimated sixty mph winds took a large branch off of a tree. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | An estimated seventy-five mph wind uprooted two trees. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Damaging winds took part of the roof off the bank in Onida, knocked out the power to the city, and downed many trees in and around town. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | A feed wagon was tossed 40 feet by an estimated 90 mph wind. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Damaging thunderstorm winds downed six power poles between Sully Buttes and Onida knocking power out to over 800 homes in and around Onida. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Onida | - | A county road was underwater three miles south of Onida for several hours. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Onida | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly in an open area causing no damage. |
| August 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Onida | - | A supercell thunderstorm produced an F1 intensity tornado northeast of Onida. The tornado traveled for 5 miles in Sully county and had a path width of up to 600 yards. The tornado caused significant damage to a farmstead 6 miles east and 4 miles north of Onida. The ground in a harvested sunflower field was heavily scoured. Many large hay bales were scattered about. The tornado finally lifted in an open field 10 miles east northeast to Onida. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Winds measured over 110 mph caused a lot of damage in and around Onida. Two small planes were flipped and destroyed at the airport with a hanger also destroyed. Also, a 40 by 40 foot garage was destroyed with many trees downed. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Several large tree branches were downed by the high winds. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Wind downed flagpole, and damaged shed and pole barn of an ag-business east of Onida. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Onida | - | Large hail broke many windows and damaged the siding and roofs of most of the outbuildings and the home. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | High winds brought down many large tree branches. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Onida | - | A tornado touched down in far southern Sully county and moved into northern Hughes county. No damage occurred. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Winds of 90 mph sheared off tens of power poles west of Onida leaving many people without power. The high winds also damaged pole buildings and granaries and overturned several campers at a lake. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Sixty mph winds brought some large tree branches down. |
| July 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Onida | - | A tornado touched down briefly on a farm southeast of Onida. Over half of the roof of a 40 by 45 foot building was torn off and deposited in a tree belt 200 yards to the north. The south wall of this building was caved in and the north wall was pulled out and the overhead door was ripped off. A grain auger was also damaged when it was blown up against a granary. A semi trailer was blown over. About 400 acres of ripe wheat were also flattened and some sunflowers suffered damage as a result of the tornado. Path length and width were estimated. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Thunderstorm winds tore some shingles off a house and barn and also knocked down some very large branches. |
| August 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Onida | - | There were several reports of brief tornado touchdowns with no damage. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Onida | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Onida | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Onida | - | 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 Onida | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2451306 | 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 1256897. 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.


