Bristol

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Bristol

Total population

275

Median home value

$76,400

8.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,250

Bristol$56k

National$74k

Founded

1921

Elevation546 m

Land area1.38 km²

Weather67°F · Sunny

Coordinates45.34°, -97.74°

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

Bristol is a city located in western Day County, South Dakota, United States. It lies in Section 25 of Bristol Township, on the main line of what is now the BNSF Railway alongside U.S. Route 12. The population was 288 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 Bristol, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

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

• Butler
  5.9 mi away
• Webster
  10.8 mi away
• Crocker
  15.9 mi away
• Ferney
  17 mi away
• Bradley
  18.2 mi away
• Verdon
  18.5 mi away
• Conde
  21.4 mi away
• Waubay
  21.4 mi away
• Wallace
  22.1 mi away
• Hutterville Colony
  23.3 mi away
• Turton
  26.6 mi away
• Stratford
  27.2 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 Bristol

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 198 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 230 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 246 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 246 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Virginian Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica

Seen 2026-09-25

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-22

prairie cordgrass

Sporobolus michauxianus

Seen 2026-08-05

Maximilian sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Seen 2026-08-05

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Seen 2026-07-24

Red Milkweed Beetle

Tetraopes tetrophthalmus

Seen 2026-07-22

Fathead Minnow

Pimephales promelas

Seen 2026-05-20

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2025-11-10

Western Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta bellii

Seen 2025-10-01

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