Lake City

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Lake City

Total population

40

Median home value

$109,400

37.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$41,563

Lake City$42k

National$74k

Founded

1914

Elevation567 m

Land area0.59 km²

Weather58°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates45.72°, -97.41°

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

Lake City is a town in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 45 at the 2020 census. Fort Sisseton Historic State Park, whose fort is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located nearby.

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 Lake City, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Britton
  17 mi away
• Grenville
  17.8 mi away
• Sisseton
  18.3 mi away
• Enemy Swim
  21.3 mi away
• Langford
  21.8 mi away
• Newport Colony
  25.2 mi away
• Peever
  25.5 mi away
• Peever Flats
  27 mi away
• Ortley
  28.8 mi away
• Claremont
  29.3 mi away
• Bristol
  30.8 mi away
• Summit
  34.2 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 Lake City

Flood study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1979

Water supply for the city of Lake Preston, South Dakota

Lynn S. Hedges · 1962

[Relief of C. J. Baronett.]

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Territories · 1863

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

America's top-rated cities

David Garoogian · 2003

America's top-rated smaller cities

David Garoogian · 2010

Surface water supply of the United States, 1966-70

United States Geological Survey · 1972

1980 census of housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1983

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 214 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Red-winged Grasshopper

Arphia pseudonietana

Seen 2026-08-26

cutleaf coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Seen 2026-08-26

bottlebrush grass

Elymus hystrix

Seen 2026-08-26

Solomon's plume

Maianthemum racemosum

Seen 2026-08-26

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

Seen 2026-08-26

American gromwell

Lithospermum latifolium

Seen 2026-08-26

rattlesnake fern

Botrypus virginianus

Seen 2026-08-26

wide leek

Allium tricoccum

Seen 2026-08-26

blue cohosh

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Seen 2026-08-26

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