Florence

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Florence

Total population

317

Median home value

$158,700

8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$75,909

Florence$76k

National$74k

Elevation539 m

Land area1.79 km²

Weather54°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates45.05°, -97.33°

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

Florence is a town in northwestern Codington County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 337 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 Florence, 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).

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

• Claremont Colony
  29.9 mi away
• Roslyn
  31.6 mi away · pop. 147
• Willow Lake
  33.2 mi away · pop. 433
• Fordham Colony
  34.7 mi away
• Andover
  37.3 mi away · pop. 31
• Eden
  39.1 mi away · pop. 221
• Pierpont
  39.1 mi away · pop. 161
• Collins Colony
  39.6 mi away
• Badger
  39.8 mi away · pop. 162
• Hillside Colony
  41.5 mi away
• Clear Lake
  44.9 mi away · pop. 41
• Gary
  46.2 mi away · pop. 246

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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 Florence

In the South Dakota country

Effie Florence Putney · 1922

Draft general management plan, environmental impact statement Missouri National Recreational River, Nebraska/South Dakota

United States. National Park Service · 1998

Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

United States. National Park Service · 1939

Mount Rushmore

United States. National Park Service · 2019

Badlands, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

United States. National Park Service · 1996

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota

United States. National Park Service · 2005

Wind cave

United States. National Park Service · 1979

Mount Rushmore, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota

United States. National Park Service · 1990

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 221 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 246 mi

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