Webster, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Webster City. It lies in ZIP code area 57274. The Survey maps it on the Webster quadrangle. 1,728 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,857 feet above sea level.
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On record in Webster
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 7 records
Chilson, Chil and Julia Houselisted 2020
Lars J. Fiksdal Houselisted 1995
First National Bank Buildinglisted 2005
William Havens Houselisted 1985
Anton and Mary Agnes Karpen Houselisted 2008
Waddel Mansionlisted 1994
John and Kittie Williams Houselisted 2008
Population over time
2 figuresWebster fell from 1,886 to 1,728 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 | 1,886 | |
| 2020 | 1,728 | -158 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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
- 1973 USGS Webster quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Webster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Webster between 2005 and 2020, burning about 183 acres in total. None 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CRANDALL HILLS FIRE |
| 19 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PIERPONT MUTUAL AID FIRE |
| 11 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KRIECH FIRE |
| 4 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | REETZ FIRE |
| 4 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 429TH AVENUE |
| 4 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 27 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DITCH FIRE |
| 24 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HEMMAH FIRE |
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 Webster: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donahue Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ellington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gaikowski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lesner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Webster in 68 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 33 hail, 33 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 10 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | 10 hurt | The lumber yard and cabinet shop in Webster were destroyed. Power lines and poles were downed along with hundreds of trees. A semi was overturned on Highway 12 west of Webster injuring the driver. Several other injuries occurred in Day County as a result of the windstorm. The injuries were minor to moderate with scrapes and abrasions to lower back injuries and a broken collar bone. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Estimated seventy mph winds downed several trees in Webster. |
| September 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Webster | - | A witness observed a tornado touch down over a lake and then track onto a pasture before lifting. No damage occurred. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | An estimated seventy-five mph wind downed several power lines in Webster. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Three power poles were downed by estimated eighty mph winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Several storage buildings in the lumber yard were rolled with some house windows broken along with several business signs destroyed. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Webster | - | Hail broke out some car windows at the intersection of Highway 12 and County Road 25 causing some injuries. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | A communications tower came down and landed on a vehicle causing damage. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | A motor home was tipped over and severely damaged along with many trees downed in Webster. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Webster | - | Heavy rains of up to 3 inches produced flash flooding on several roads around Webster. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | A wet microburst producing winds of 80 mph or higher took the roof off a house and barn. The barn roof was blown about 300 yards. Also, up to 12-inch diameter tree branches were broken off from several trees. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Large branches were downed by the high winds. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Large branches were downed in Webster. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Thunderstorm winds gusting to near 60 mph blew five foot of the roof off of a house, downed many tree branches, and also blew in the barn doors. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some poles and some powerlines. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | High winds destroyed a steel bin and broke off some power poles. Also, a storage building was knocked down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Eighty mph winds downed several trees in Webster. A small barn was blown down on the north edge of town. A van at an automobile business sustained body and glass damage when a pontoon boat from the neighboring auto and marine business blew into it. A roof was also blown off a house and deposited in a field. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Thunderstorm Winds caused undetermined tree and crop damage. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | 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 Webster | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2350996 | 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 1258853. 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.



