Sherman

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Sherman

Total population

65

Median home value

$90,000

1.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$72,500

Sherman$73k

National$74k

Elevation457 m

Land area0.67 km²

Weather59°F · Rain Showers Likely

Coordinates43.76°, -96.48°

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

Sherman is a town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 81 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 Sherman, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Notable people from here

Dennis Daugaard

American politician

A

Arnold M. Brown

American politician in South Dakota

J

Joseph Vadheim

American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1955-61 (District 12)

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

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Garretson
  3.3 mi away
• Renner Corner
  13.6 mi away
• Trent
  13.7 mi away
• Meadow View Addition
  14.6 mi away
• Anderson
  17.8 mi away
• Crooks
  18 mi away
• Pleasant Valley Colony
  20.8 mi away
• Flandreau
  20.9 mi away
• Shindler
  21.6 mi away
• Colton
  22.7 mi away · pop. 736
• Colman
  23 mi away · pop. 948
• Harrisburg
  25.3 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 Sherman

Health needs and resources in South Dakota

Sherman Folland · 1976

The 1870 Census records of Deuel, Jayne, and Hutchinson Counties, Dakota Territory

Sherman Lee Pompey · 1965

Genealogical notes on the 1st Dakota Territory Cavalry, Union in the American Civil War

Sherman Lee Pompey · 1984

Unspoken Wisdom

Ray Sherman Anderson · 1995

Inventory of the water resources of the Great lakes, St., Lawrence river and Red river of the North drainage area embracing the state of Michigan, and portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, and Maine

United States. National Resources Board. · 1935

Expert testimony before the Indian Claims Commission

United States. Indian Claims Commission · 1958

Andrew Johnson, President of the United States of America, to all and singular to whom these presents shall come, greeting

Sioux Nation · 1869

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-23

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-23

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-14

Smooth Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata

Seen 2026-09-10

lanceleaf frogfruit

Phyla lanceolata

Seen 2026-09-10

Nodding Beggarticks

Bidens cernua

Seen 2026-09-10

absinthe wormwood

Artemisia absinthium

Seen 2026-09-10

false indigo bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Seen 2026-09-10

blue vervain

Verbena hastata

Seen 2026-09-10

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