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Wagner, South Dakota

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Wagner City. It lies in ZIP code area 57380. The Survey maps it on the Wagner quadrangle. 1,490 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,447 feet above sea level.

Wagner within Charles Mix County

On record in Wagner

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

Population over time

2 figures

Wagner fell from 1,566 to 1,490 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
20101,566
20201,490-76 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

87 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Wagner between 2002 and 2020, burning about 379 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were 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/undetermined49
Fireworks12
Debris and open burning8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Arson/incendiarism3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1
Smoking1
Other causes1

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
9 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
7 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWagner Volunteer Fire DepartmentGEARD CUKA
3 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWagner Volunteer Fire DepartmentGERARD LUKA
23 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresYankton AgencyA0803010
16 August 2016Natural1.0 acresYankton AgencySOUTH
7 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionRIKEY
6 July 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresYankton AgencyA0807005
5 July 2006Fireworks1.0 acresYankton AgencyYST2006-010

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Charles Mix County

Storms near this place

60 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wagner in 64 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 36 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2000Tornado (F1)Wagner$100,000A tornado damaged three homes, including a roof peeled off, and damaged a corn crop. The amount of crop damage was not known.
August 2019FloodWagner$25,000Heavy early morning rainfall resulted in ponding of 1 to 2 feet of water over parking lots in many areas on the west side of Wagner, including across the road from the fire station.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindWagner$15,000Numerous power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds in Wagner. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.
August 2019FloodWagner$10,000After waters had receded earlier in the day, a plugged culvert resulted in extensive ponding of water along South Dakota Highway 46/50 on the west side of Wagner. Additional flooding was reported near 5th Street on the south side of Wagner, near the location of the plugged culvert.
June 2003HailWagner$10,000Large hail cracked windows and damaged siding.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindWagner$10,000no account filed
June 2020HailWagner$5,000Cars damaged due to hail up to golf ball size on the west side of Wagner. Property damage costs are rough estimates.
August 2019FloodWagner$5,000Several inches of water was flowing over South Dakota Highway 50.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWagner$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew down power poles and lines.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWagner$1,000Thunderstorm winds tore 15 feet of soffit from a house.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindWagner-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindWagner-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindWagner-Winds were measured by a personal weather station.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWagner-Multiple personal weather system sites around Wagner recorded peak wind gusts between 59 and 62 mph.
June 2023HailWagner-Large hail up to half dollar size was shown in social media picture.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWagner-A large pine tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds, as well as several large limbs.
June 2020HailWagner-Crop damages are estimates from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
August 2018HailWagner-Report of damage to crops and vehicles on social media.
May 2016Flash FloodWagner-Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding of Chateau Creek, with cropland, grassland, and a few roads flooded.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Wagner-A tornado formed and moved over fields, damaging some trees, before crossing into Douglas County.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWagner-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including branches blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWagner-Thunderstorm winds blew down several branches.
June 2008Flash FloodWagner-Heavy rain caused flash flooding of numerous roads and fields. At least two creeks overflowed, adding to the flooding.
August 2007HailWagner-Large hail dented cars and cracked windshields. The amount of damage was not known.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWagner-Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, with resulting power outages. Up to 8 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWagner-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down.
August 2007HailWagner-Very large hail broke windows, dented vehicles, and damaged roofs. Crop damage was also reported. The largest stone was verifed at 6 1/8 inches in diamater with a weight of 1.25 pounds. The amount of property and crop damage was not known.
July 2005HailWagner-A prolonged period of small hail, accompanied by strong winds, damaged corn and soybean crops. Some bean fields were destroyed.
June 2005Flash FloodWagner-Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous roads and several small streams. State Highway 50 was closed because of flooding between Lake Andes and Ravinia. In Wagner, water up to 3 feet deep flooded roads near a stream.
July 2004Tornado (F0)Wagner-A tornado moved from northwest to southeast on a ten mile track over open country. The tornado damaged crops, mainly corn, but did not cause any property damage. The tornado was observed to be about a quarter mile wide early in its life, then steadily narrowed before roping out and dissipating.
June 2003HailWagner-Large hail covered the ground to a depth of several inches. Snowplows were needed to clear roads.
June 2003HailWagner-Large hail covered the ground to a depth of several inches. Wind blew the hail into drifts as high as four feet.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWagner-Thunderstorm winds blew down a fence and caused tree damage.
June 2020HailWagner-no account filed
June 2020HailWagner-no account filed
June 2020HailWagner-no account filed
May 2016HailWagner-no account filed
May 2016HailWagner-no account filed
May 2008HailWagner-no account filed
June 2008HailWagner-no account filed
June 2008HailWagner-no account filed
June 2008HailWagner-no account filed
August 2007HailWagner-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWagner-no account filed
September 2006HailWagner-no account filed
May 2005HailWagner-no account filed
September 2005HailWagner-no account filed
May 2004HailWagner-no account filed
April 2004HailWagner-no account filed
July 2004HailWagner-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindWagner-no account filed
July 2002HailWagner-no account filed
August 2002HailWagner-no account filed
July 2002HailWagner-no account filed
July 2002HailWagner-no account filed
August 2001HailWagner-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindWagner-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindWagner-no account filed
July 1998HailWagner-no account filed
July 1998HailWagner-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Charles Mix 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
Dante6.4 miles9
Ravinia8.1 miles10
Clearfield Colony9.1 miles9
Marty9.2 miles10
Greenwood11.9 miles10
Dezera12.5 miles11
Pickstown12.7 miles10
Lake View Colony13.3 miles10

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 WagnerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2326992The 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 1258781. 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.