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Silver Lake Colony
South DakotaCDP
Total population
0
Median home value
$0
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
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
Most-observed species
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves115
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves108
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 · Aves102
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) · Aves93
- Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis (De Geer, 1773) · Insecta87
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves83
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves83
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves80
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Clark Elementary - 02Elementary · Clark · 201 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- Clark High School - 01High · Clark · 102 students · 12.8:1 ratio
- Clark Middle School - 03Middle · Clark · 87 students · 14.5:1 ratio
- Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · Garden City · 29 students · 9.7:1 ratio
- Silver Lake Colony - 07Elementary · 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
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2026-01-095 km ENE of Artesian, South Dakota
- M 3.1 — 2005-10-197 km N of Howard, South Dakota
- M 3.1 — 2002-07-260 km WSW of Huron, 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
- Fordham Colony16.1 mi away
- Willow Lake16.5 mi away · pop. 433
- Collins Colony22.4 mi away
- Hillside Colony23.2 mi away
- Badger32.8 mi away · pop. 162
- De Smet33.3 mi away
- Claremont Colony33.9 mi away
- Pearl Creek Colony40.3 mi away
- Andover40.3 mi away · pop. 31
- Hitchcock42.5 mi away · pop. 91
- Roslyn44 mi away · pop. 147
- Morningside44.5 mi away
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 Silver Lake Colony
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 231 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 239 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 239 mi
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
Gallery
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
