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.
Research this city
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
Hart School #3listed 2000
Roberts County Courthouselisted 1976
Sisseton Carnegie Librarylisted 1996
Andrew and Mary Stavig Houselisted 1997- Louis Nigg Barnlisted 2021
- Sisseton Schoollisted 2020
Population over time
2 figuresSisseton 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,470 | |
| 2020 | 2,479 | +9 (+0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Milbank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milbank quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Sisseton quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Sisseton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 1994Regional 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/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Sisseton Agency | MATRESS |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SWO HOUSING AUTHORITY |
| 17 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Sisseton Agency | KING |
| 16 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | RAYMOND GERMAN |
| 14 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Sisseton Agency | TEKAKWITHA |
| 11 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | I-29 |
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | GOODHEART |
| 5 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Roberts County | AGENCY VILLAGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Brown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Helwig Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lotzer Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Markaseth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
44 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1994 | Hail | Sisseton | $50,000 | The hail broke many windows and caused other damage to houses and vehicles. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Sisseton | $5,000 | Several trees were downed by winds. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | $5,000 | Several trees were downed by winds. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | The Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines down due to the thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | A COOP observer reported an estimated wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | An apple tree was knocked over by estimated 60 mph winds. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | Estimated seventy mph winds downed several trees along with causing some power outages in Sisseton. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | Estimated seventy mph winds downed a power pole and a tree in Sisseton. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Sisseton | - | 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | Sixty mph winds damaged some signs and downed many tree branches in Sisseton. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | Sixty mph winds cause minor shingle damage to a residence west of Sisseton. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | 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 2020 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sisseton | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Sisseton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Estates | 4.0 miles | 6 | |
| Long Hollow Housing | 5.7 miles | 6 | |
| Goodwill | 6.8 miles | 6 | |
| Peever | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Peever Flats | 11.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hammer | 13.2 miles | 6 | |
| Claire City | 13.6 miles | 6 | |
| Spring Grove | 13.9 miles | 7 |
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 Sisseton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1026188 | 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 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.



