Astoria

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Astoria

Total population

142

Median home value

$117,000

16.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$38,750

Astoria$39k

National$74k

Air quality index

48Good

Elevation556 m

Land area0.41 km²

Weather56°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear

Coordinates44.56°, -96.55°

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

Astoria is a town in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 132 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.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Astoria, 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

Harold Lovre

American politician (1904-1972)

T

T. Loren Christianson

American politician (1926-2019)

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

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Toronto
  4.8 mi away
• Brandt
  8.5 mi away
• Norfeld Colony
  9.3 mi away
• Rolland Colony
  15 mi away
• Clear Lake
  15.4 mi away
• Bushnell
  16.6 mi away
• Estelline
  17.5 mi away
• Poinsett Colony
  18.3 mi away
• Newdale Colony
  18.5 mi away
• Bruce
  18.9 mi away
• Aurora
  20.1 mi away
• Brookings
  21.2 mi away

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 Astoria

The Astoria story, 1900-1950

Dagny Paulson Hinderaker · 1950

The American Landscape

John Conron · 1974

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Yellow Bank East RX Prescribed Fire, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-04-25 · 47 mi
• Rothi East RX Prescribed Fire, Big Stone, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-05-10 · 54 mi
• Black Rush Lake RX Prescribed Fire, Swift, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-05-04 · 61 mi
• Dismal Swamp RX Prescribed Fire, Big Stone, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-04-15 · 64 mi
• Burbank B RX Prescribed Fire, Kandiyohi, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-05-01 · 98 mi
• Jesson WPA RX Prescribed Fire, Spink, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-05-08 · 105 mi
• PDT South-FFR RX Prescribed Fire, Grant, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-04-13 · 105 mi
• Taber Rec Wildfire, Bon Homme, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-04-22 · 129 mi

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Astoria, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.