Wood, South Dakota
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Wood town. It lies in ZIP code area 57585. The Survey maps it on the Wood South quadrangle. 41 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,152 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresWood fell from 62 to 41 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 | 62 | |
| 2020 | 41 | -21 (-34%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 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.
- 1955 USGS Martin quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Martin quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Mission quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Wood South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Wood between 1994 and 2020, burning about 161 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | RENO |
| 4 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | LAURITSEN GRASS |
| 29 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WOOD AREA |
| 17 August 2017 | Natural | 25 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DERRY |
| 16 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | MEDEARIS |
| 9 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Rosebud Agency | S WOOD |
| 28 July 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | KROGMAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wood: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Sioux Gravel Pit A-1660 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rosebud Sioux Gravel Pit Ref 1370 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
59 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wood in 59 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 38 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | 1 hurt, $60,000 | Strong winds destroyed two trailer houses, damaged the school roof, and knocked down several power poles. A woman in one of the mobile homes was severely injured. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Wood | $5,000 | A few homes had damage to gutters and siding. A patio door was shattered. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | $1,000 | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were reported near 60 mph. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Wood | - | The ground was covered with hail to quarter size. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Wood | - | Hail damaged vehicles. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Strong winds downed some trees. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | The public reported wind gusts to 70 mph. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts to 70 mph were reported. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wood | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Wood | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Wood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosher | 9.7 miles | 5 | |
| Badnation | 12.1 miles | 7 | |
| White River | 15.0 miles | 6 | |
| Cedar Butte | 29.2 miles | 5 | |
| Norris | 38.1 miles | 5 | |
| Corn Creek | 38.6 miles | 5 |
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 Wood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2218596 | 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 1266941. 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.



