Toronto

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Toronto

Total population

238

Median home value

$99,000

6.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$53,125

Toronto$53k

National$74k

Founded

1884

Air quality index

46Good

Elevation610 m

Land area0.8 km²

Weather45°F · Patchy Fog

Coordinates44.57°, -96.64°

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

Toronto is a town in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 196 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 Toronto, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Schools

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Harold Lovre

American politician (1904-1972)

T

T. Loren Christianson

American politician (1926-2019)

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

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Brandt
  6.6 mi away
• White
  9.4 mi away
• Norfeld Colony
  11.1 mi away
• Poinsett Colony
  13.6 mi away
• Bruce
  15.4 mi away
• Rolland Colony
  16 mi away
• Bushnell
  16.9 mi away
• Claremont Colony
  18.1 mi away
• Altamont
  18.7 mi away
• Brookings
  19.9 mi away · pop. 23,377
• Aurora
  20.1 mi away
• Newdale Colony
  20.3 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 Toronto

River basin survey papers, 33-38

W. Raymond Wood · 1964

Re:crafted

Marc Kristal · 2010

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

College songs you like to sing

Kenneth S. Clark · 1931

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Yellow Bank East RX Prescribed Fire, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-04-25 · 48 mi
• Rothi East RX Prescribed Fire, Big Stone, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-05-10 · 55 mi
• Black Rush Lake RX Prescribed Fire, Swift, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-05-04 · 63 mi
• Dismal Swamp RX Prescribed Fire, Big Stone, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-04-15 · 64 mi
• Jesson WPA RX Prescribed Fire, Spink, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-05-08 · 100 mi
• Burbank B RX Prescribed Fire, Kandiyohi, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-05-01 · 101 mi
• PDT South-FFR RX Prescribed Fire, Grant, Minnesota
  Wildfires · 2026-04-13 · 106 mi
• Taber Rec Wildfire, Bon Homme, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-04-22 · 128 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

Seen 2026-09-19

Tomentose Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus tomentosus

Seen 2026-09-19

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Seen 2026-09-19

prairie smoke

Geum triflorum

Seen 2026-09-19

prairie alumroot

Heuchera richardsonii

Seen 2026-09-19

Sword-bearing Conehead

Neoconocephalus ensiger

Seen 2026-09-19

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Seen 2026-09-19

Smooth Brome

Bromus inermis

Seen 2026-09-16

switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Seen 2026-09-16

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