Ashton

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Ashton

Total population

204

Median home value

$60,800

19.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$54,712

Ashton$55k

National$74k

Air quality index

50Good

Elevation393 m

Land area1.13 km²

Weather61°F · Patchy Drizzle then Partly Sunny

Coordinates44.99°, -98.50°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ashton is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 108 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ashton, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Hitchcock
  25.5 mi away · pop. 91
• Hillside Colony
  28.3 mi away
• Fordham Colony
  32.9 mi away
• Prairiewood Village
  35.9 mi away · pop. 474
• Blumengard Colony
  36.9 mi away
• Wessington
  38.4 mi away · pop. 192
• Thunderbird Colony
  39.7 mi away
• Brentwood Colony
  40.7 mi away
• Andover
  40.9 mi away · pop. 31
• Morningside
  45.9 mi away
• Pierpont
  47.5 mi away · pop. 161
• Onaka
  49 mi away · pop. 25

Browse all places in South Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ashton

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 189 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 202 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 202 mi
• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 213 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 216 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 222 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 223 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Seen 2026-09-17

Southern Plains Bumble Bee

Bombus fraternus

Seen 2026-09-15

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

Seen 2026-09-12

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-08-31

Spot-tailed Lion Fly

Promachus vertebratus

Seen 2026-07-30

false indigo bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Seen 2026-04-10

honey locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Seen 2026-04-10

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

Seen 2025-09-10

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2024-08-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).