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Silver Lake Colony

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Total population

0

Median home value

$0

Median income

$0

Weather59°F · Areas Of Fog
Coordinates44.87°, -97.61°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Silver Lake Colony is a census-designated community in South Dakota, United States. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (44.866°, -97.609°). Total area is recorded as a compact 0.6 km². Open solar datasets indicate about 1,490 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 58% of daylight hours. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
0
Median home value
—
Housing units
0
Poverty rate
—
Unemployment
—

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
44.8656
Longitude
-97.6087
Water area
0.02 mi²
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Tonight
59°F
Areas Of Fog
Sunday
71°F
Widespread Fog then Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
56°F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
70°F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday Night
59°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Tuesday
68°F
Rain Showers

Forecast for Silver Lake Colony, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,004
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Killdeer
    Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    115
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    108
  • American White Pelican
    Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    102
  • Double-crested Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    93
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee
    Bombus griseocollis (De Geer, 1773) · Insecta
    87
  • Ring-billed Gull
    Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
    83
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    83
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    80

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
5
Elementary
3
Middle
1
High
1
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • Clark Elementary - 02
    Elementary · Clark · 201 students · 13.4:1 ratio
  • Clark High School - 01
    High · Clark · 102 students · 12.8:1 ratio
  • Clark Middle School - 03
    Middle · Clark · 87 students · 14.5:1 ratio
  • Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05
    Elementary · Garden City · 29 students · 9.7:1 ratio
  • Silver Lake Colony - 07
    Elementary · Clark · 26 students · 8.7:1 ratio

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
3.1
Largest event
2005-10-19

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in South Dakota

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.08
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,490

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
26
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Silver Lake Colony

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

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

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Sources

  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • 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
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET