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Plankinton
South Dakotacity
Total population
603
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small city in South Dakota, United States, Plankinton occupies its own corner of the country. The population stands at approximately 603. Plankinton maps to 43.715°, -98.484° — squarely within the temperate belt. The administrative footprint covers a compact 2 km². Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,527 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 60% of daylight hours. That works out to roughly 302 residents per square kilometre — a medium-density urban fabric. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Plankinton, 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
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves215
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves192
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves170
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) · Aves146
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves144
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves144
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves140
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves132
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02Elementary · Stickney · 170 students · 14.2:1 ratio
- Plankinton Elementary - 02Elementary · Plankinton · 141 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Plankinton High School - 01High · Plankinton · 75 students · 10.7:1 ratio
- Plankinton Jr. High - 03Middle · Plankinton · 51 students · 25.5:1 ratio
- Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05High · Plankinton · 9 students · 3:1 ratio
- Aurora Plains Academy Middle School - 04Middle · Plankinton · 7 students · 7:1 ratio
- Dakota Reach - 06High · Plankinton · 3 students
- Dakota Reach Middle School - 07Middle · Plankinton · 2 students
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2026-01-095 km ENE of Artesian, South Dakota
- M 2.5 — 2025-04-279 km NE of Burke, South Dakota
- M 2.5 — 2022-01-169 km NE of Plankinton, South Dakota
- M 3.1 — 2021-06-049 km ENE of Anoka, Nebraska
- M 3.7 — 2021-06-0410 km NE of Anoka, Nebraska
- M 3.1 — 2021-01-045 km N of Tyndall, 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
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
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API