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Maverick Junction
South DakotaCDP
Total population
123
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Maverick Junction is a small census-designated community in South Dakota, United States. Its coordinates of 43.409°, -103.396° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Population sits at roughly 123 according to the open data we track. That works out to roughly 123 residents per square kilometre — a relatively low population density. It covers a compact 1 km² of land area. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,601 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Maverick Junction, SD from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves1,202
- Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves927
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves905
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves865
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves844
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves835
- Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves738
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves679
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Hot Springs Elementary - 02Elementary · Hot Springs · 331 students · 13.2:1 ratio
- Hot Springs High School - 01High · Hot Springs · 255 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- Hot Springs Middle School - 06Middle · Hot Springs · 187 students · 13.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2025-03-097 km W of Fairburn, South Dakota
- M 3 — 2024-06-2922 km ESE of Hill View Heights, Wyoming
- M 2.9 — 2024-06-167 km NNE of Buffalo Gap, South Dakota
- M 3.4 — 2021-03-2610 km E of Edgemont, South Dakota
- M 2.6 — 2021-02-2713 km WNW of Crawford, Nebraska
- M 2.8 — 2016-07-1715 km NNE of Oelrichs, South Dakota
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here



People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
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 this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API