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Tripp, South Dakota

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Tripp City. It lies in ZIP code area 57376. The Survey maps it on the Tripp quadrangle. 575 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,558 feet above sea level.

Tripp within Hutchinson County

On record in Tripp

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Tripp fell from 647 to 575 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
2010647
2020575-72 (-11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 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

10 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Tripp between 2003 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. None 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/undetermined4
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
1 September 2020Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionHOFF DITCH
4 July 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionFISCHER
17 May 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHutchinson CountyTREE BELT
1 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined16 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
31 March 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHutchinson CountyGRASS FIRE
6 November 2020Equipment and vehicle use22 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionTWIN CULVERT ROAD
19 November 2019Debris and open burning10 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionDUANE HEISINGER
7 October 2020Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionHWY 18 AMISH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hutchinson County

Storms near this place

55 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tripp in 55 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 25 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 2 tornado. 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
March 2019FloodTripp$760,000Flooding resulted in extensive damage to public infrastructure including numerous county and township roads, culverts, and some bridges.
June 2024FloodTripp$758,000Rainfall amounts across Hutchinson County from June 20-22 ranged from 4 to 6 inches. Overland flooding ensued with additional major flooding along Wolf Creek and the James River. ||Multiple residences in Parkston, Tripp, Olivet, Menno, Freeman, and other smaller communities across the county had water or sewer backup into their homes. In addition, many roads had gravel wash and several culverts were swept away. Preliminary damage assessments estimate loss to public infrastructure across the county to be nearly 758 thousand dollars.||The majority of overland flooding subsided by June 24, but river flooding continued through the end of the month. For additional information on river flooding, please see other flood entries for Hutchinson County.
September 2019FloodTripp$300,000Flooding resulted in crop losses and damage to public infrastructure including county and township roads and culverts. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
July 2019Tornado (EF1)Tripp$100,000A tornado spun up around two miles north of Tripp, touching down just east of a railroad line east of State Highway 37 and north of 285th Street. The tornado tracked to the southeast, where it impacted a farmstead, causing significant damage to two barns and destroying a small outbuilding. The tornado continued across 411th Ave. where it removed the second story of a poorly constructed residence. Fortunately, the residents were not home at the time. After a mile on the ground, a third farmstead was struck tearing metal roofing from a barn. At this point, the tornado veered a bit more southward, finally lifting just after crossing U.S. Highway 18 near 412th Avenue.
August 2001HailTripp$100,000Large hail caused damage to vehicles, including severe damage to vehicles at new car dealers. Windows were broken, and crops, especially soybeans, were damaged.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindTripp$50,000Lumber yard lost part of its roof, with most fences taken out.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindTripp$20,000no account filed
June 1998HailTripp$10,000no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindTripp-Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Tripp.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindTripp-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Tripp with a peak gust of 68 mph at 1820 CST.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindTripp-An extended period of severe wind gusts was measured by South Dakota RWIS site near Tripp, with the peak wind gust at 2114 CST.
July 2024Funnel CloudTripp-A brief funnel cloud was observed east of Tripp.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindTripp-Thunderstorm wind gusts peaked at 74 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Tripp.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTripp-Thunderstorm wind gusts as high as 69 mph were measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD570 1 mile northwest of Tripp.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindTripp-A thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD570 one mile northwest of Tripp. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindTripp-A thunderstorm wind gust of 107 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD570 2 miles northwest of Tripp. The town grain elevated was destroyed.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindTripp-Law enforcement in Tripp estimated winds to be around 60 mph.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindTripp-A thunderstorm wind gust of 65 mph was measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD570 1 mile northwest of Tripp.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindTripp-A brief period of thunderstorm wind gusts near 60 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD570 2 miles northwest of Tripp.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindTripp-Multiple roof panels blew off a large poultry barn near Tripp.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindTripp-Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by South Dakota RWIS site SD570 1 mile northwest of Tripp.
June 2019FloodTripp-During crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindTripp-Winds broke a 5 inch diameter limb from a tree.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindTripp-A 12 inch diameter tree was also knocked over as the ground was saturated.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindTripp-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a few branches blown down.
September 2008HailTripp-Large hail was accompanied by heavy rainfall of around 2 inches.
May 2007Flash FloodTripp-Heavy rainfall of 3 to 6 inches on already saturated ground caused flash flooding of numerous roads, fields, low areas, and basements. Several roads and culverts were washed out. Basement flooding in Menno was made worse by a power outage which kept sump pumps from working.
August 2007HailTripp-Large hail was accompanied by strong but not damaging winds.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Tripp-A brief tornado caused tree damage and overturned an irrigation system.
August 2002HailTripp-Large hail caused damage to vehicles and crops. The amount of damage was not known.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindTripp-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. The amount of damage was not known.
April 2026HailTripp-no account filed
August 2019HailTripp-no account filed
September 2019HailTripp-no account filed
June 2017HailTripp-no account filed
June 2017HailTripp-no account filed
June 2017HailTripp-no account filed
July 2009HailTripp-no account filed
August 2007HailTripp-no account filed
May 2007HailTripp-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindTripp-no account filed
June 2007HailTripp-no account filed
September 2005HailTripp-no account filed
April 2004Thunderstorm WindTripp-no account filed
July 2004HailTripp-no account filed
July 2004HailTripp-no account filed
July 2003HailTripp-no account filed
July 2002HailTripp-no account filed
August 2002HailTripp-no account filed
August 2002HailTripp-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindTripp-no account filed
August 2001HailTripp-no account filed
August 2000HailTripp-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindTripp-no account filed
June 1996HailTripp-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hutchinson 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
Beardsley5.1 miles11
Kaylor7.2 miles11
Parkston12.0 miles11
Olivet15.4 miles12
Milltown16.2 miles11
Dimock17.2 miles11
Maxwell Colony17.8 miles12
Tschetter Colony17.9 miles11

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 TrippAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2056925The 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 1258618. 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.

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.