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Lake Poinsett
South DakotaCDP
Total population
348
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 Poinsett is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamlin and Brookings counties in South Dakota, United States. The population was 501 at the 2020 census.
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Geography
The Lake Poinsett CDP comprises the lake of the same name and its shoreside communities in Hamlin and Brookings counties. U.S. Route 81 passes through the CDP along the western shore of the lake and leads north to Watertown and south to Arlington. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lake Poinsett CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 70.67%, is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Lake Poinsett, SD from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 · Aves415
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves383
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) · Aves350
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves318
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves283
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves281
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves268
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves266
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2026-01-095 km ENE of Artesian, South Dakota
- M 3.1 — 2005-10-197 km N of Howard, South Dakota
- M 3.1 — 2002-07-260 km WSW of Huron, South Dakota
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in South Dakota
- Badger7.8 mi away · pop. 162
- Claremont Colony12.4 mi away
- Volga19.6 mi away · pop. 2,408
- Spring Lake Colony23.5 mi away · pop. 35
- Brookings24.4 mi away · pop. 23,948
- De Smet25.3 mi away
- Willow Lake26.3 mi away · pop. 433
- Astoria27.7 mi away · pop. 142
- Nunda28.8 mi away · pop. 40
- Collins Colony29.2 mi away
- Rolland Colony30 mi away
- Ramona31.7 mi away · pop. 538
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Lake Poinsett
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library