Mellette

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Mellette

Total population

199

Median home value

$201,000

20%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$106,964

Mellette$107k

National$74k

Elevation395 m

Land area0.67 km²

Weather38°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates45.15°, -98.50°

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

Mellette is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 199 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 Mellette, 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

• Prairiewood Village
  24.8 mi away · pop. 474
• Blumengard Colony
  33.2 mi away
• Andover
  33.9 mi away · pop. 31
• Hillside Colony
  36.2 mi away
• Hitchcock
  36.5 mi away · pop. 91
• Thunderbird Colony
  37.3 mi away
• Fordham Colony
  39.4 mi away
• Pierpont
  40 mi away · pop. 161
• Onaka
  47.1 mi away · pop. 25
• Wessington
  49.3 mi away · pop. 192
• Roslyn
  54.3 mi away · pop. 147
• Willow Lake
  55.6 mi away · pop. 433

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 Mellette

Selected ground-water-quality data for the water-resources investigation of Mellette and Todd Counties, South Dakota, 1990-96

Janet M. Carter · 1997

Water resources of Mellette and Todd counties, South Dakota

Janet M. Carter · 1998

Mellette County, South Dakota, 1911-1961

Mellette County Centennial Committee · 1961

Soil survey of Mellette County, South Dakota

Everett M. White · 1975

75 years in Mellette County

1987

A preliminary report upon the geography, geology and biology of Mellette, Washabaugh, Bennett and Todd counties, south-central South Dakota

Ellwood Chappell Perisho · 1912

15th census, population, 1930, South Dakota

United States. Bureau of the Census · 2002

Civil War Diary of Arthur Calvin Mellette

Gerald W. Wolff · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 221 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 228 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 228 mi

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

Recently spotted species

bur oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Seen 2026-05-13

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2025-08-27

American germander

Teucrium canadense

Seen 2025-07-09

Broad-banded Aphideater

Eupeodes latifasciatus

Seen 2024-10-04

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2024-10-04

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Seen 2024-08-20

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Seen 2024-08-20

Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Seen 2024-05-04

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Seen 2024-03-26

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-18 22:45 UTC.