Selby

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Selby

Total population

702

Median home value

$105,700

14.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$49,205

Selby$49k

National$74k

Elevation580 m

Land area1.84 km²

Weather44°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates45.51°, -100.03°

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

Selby is a city in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 610 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Walworth County.

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 Selby, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

George T. Mickelson

United States federal judge and Governor of South Dakota (1903-1965)

J

John A. Manke

American test pilot and aerospace engineer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Java
  7.2 mi away
• Glenham
  11.7 mi away
• Mobridge
  19.6 mi away
• Hoven
  22.1 mi away
• Herreid
  23 mi away
• Wakpala
  26.5 mi away
• Eureka
  27.1 mi away
• Hosmer
  27.5 mi away
• Tolstoy
  28.9 mi away
• Pollock
  29.9 mi away
• Lebanon
  32.9 mi away
• Roscoe
  33.9 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 Selby

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 87 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 132 mi
• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 146 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 168 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 168 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 175 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 189 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 189 mi

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