Turton

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Turton

Total population

61

Median home value

$75,000

59.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$48,750

Turton$49k

National$74k

Air quality index

34Good

Elevation405 m

Land area0.95 km²

Weather58°F · Rain Showers Likely

Coordinates45.05°, -98.10°

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

Turton is a town in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 55 at the 2020 census. The town was served by Turton High School from 1915 to 1956; students attended Doland High School thereafter.

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 Turton, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

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

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).

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Fordham Colony
  21.6 mi away
• Hillside Colony
  21.6 mi away
• Andover
  26.7 mi away · pop. 31
• Hitchcock
  32.7 mi away · pop. 91
• Pierpont
  33.4 mi away · pop. 161
• Prairiewood Village
  35.5 mi away · pop. 474
• Willow Lake
  36.8 mi away · pop. 433
• Vienna
  37.8 mi away
• Collins Colony
  39.7 mi away
• Roslyn
  42.7 mi away · pop. 147
• Yale
  42.9 mi away
• Morningside
  47.3 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.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 184 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 209 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 222 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 222 mi
• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 233 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 235 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 241 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 242 mi

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-16 19:45 UTC.