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Sisseton, South Dakota

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Sisseton City. It lies in ZIP code area 57262. The Survey maps it on the Sisseton quadrangle. 2,479 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,224 feet above sea level.

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Sisseton within Roberts County

On record in Sisseton

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 6 records

Population over time

2 figures

Sisseton grew from 2,470 to 2,479 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
20102,470
20202,479+9 (+0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 6 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

59 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Sisseton between 1994 and 2019, burning about 290 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined20
Debris and open burning14
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Fireworks4
Smoking3
Natural3
Arson/incendiarism1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
3 September 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresSisseton AgencyMATRESS
27 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionSWO HOUSING AUTHORITY
17 September 2002Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresSisseton AgencyKING
16 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionRAYMOND GERMAN
14 September 2011Smokingunder an acreSisseton AgencyTEKAKWITHA
11 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionI-29
8 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionGOODHEART
5 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresRoberts CountyAGENCY VILLAGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Roberts County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sisseton: 4 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dan Brown PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Helwig PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lotzer Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Markaseth PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Roberts County

Storms near this place

44 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sisseton in 44 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 23 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1994HailSisseton$50,000The hail broke many windows and caused other damage to houses and vehicles.
May 1994HailSisseton$5,000Several trees were downed by winds.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindSisseton$5,000Several trees were downed by winds.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindSisseton-The Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines down due to the thunderstorm winds.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindSisseton-A COOP observer reported an estimated wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindSisseton-An apple tree was knocked over by estimated 60 mph winds.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindSisseton-Estimated seventy mph winds downed several trees along with causing some power outages in Sisseton.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindSisseton-Estimated seventy mph winds downed a power pole and a tree in Sisseton.
June 2014Flash FloodSisseton-Very heavy rains of over 4 inches brought water over some turn lanes on Highway 10 through Sisseton. There was also a lot of standing water in the parking lot and up to the restaurant at the edge of town with the creek near its banks.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindSisseton-Sixty mph winds damaged some signs and downed many tree branches in Sisseton.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSisseton-Sixty mph winds cause minor shingle damage to a residence west of Sisseton.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSisseton-Winds of 70 mph or greater downed many trees in and around Sisseton. There were also extensive power outages. Also, a semi trailer was turned on its side.
April 2020HailSisseton-no account filed
June 2018HailSisseton-no account filed
July 2015HailSisseton-no account filed
July 2015HailSisseton-no account filed
July 2014Thunderstorm WindSisseton-no account filed
May 2012HailSisseton-no account filed
May 2011HailSisseton-no account filed
October 2011Thunderstorm WindSisseton-no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSisseton-no account filed
June 2008HailSisseton-no account filed
June 2007Funnel CloudSisseton-no account filed
October 2006HailSisseton-no account filed
October 2006HailSisseton-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSisseton-no account filed
May 2005HailSisseton-no account filed
May 2005HailSisseton-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindSisseton-no account filed
September 2005HailSisseton-no account filed
August 2004HailSisseton-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSisseton-no account filed
July 2003HailSisseton-no account filed
July 2003HailSisseton-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSisseton-no account filed
June 2002HailSisseton-no account filed
June 2002HailSisseton-no account filed
June 2002HailSisseton-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSisseton-no account filed
July 2000HailSisseton-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindSisseton-no account filed
May 1997HailSisseton-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindSisseton-no account filed
July 1994HailSisseton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Roberts 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
Valley View Estates4.0 miles6
Long Hollow Housing5.7 miles6
Goodwill6.8 miles6
Peever9.8 miles12
Peever Flats11.4 miles12
Hammer13.2 miles6
Claire City13.6 miles6
Spring Grove13.9 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 SissetonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1026188The 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 1258093. 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.