Westport

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Westport

Total population

93

Median home value

$101,700

6.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$58,942

Westport$59k

National$74k

Elevation406 m

Land area0.61 km²

Weather63°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates45.65°, -98.50°

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

Westport is a town in western Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 88 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 Westport, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Prairiewood Village
  10.3 mi away
• Plainview Colony
  25.2 mi away
• Spring Creek Colony
  25.7 mi away
• Mansfield
  27.9 mi away
• Pembrook Colony
  30.6 mi away
• Andover
  33.1 mi away
• Pierpont
  33.9 mi away · pop. 161
• Mellette
  34.1 mi away
• Chelsea
  35.3 mi away
• Long Lake
  37 mi away
• Roscoe
  42.8 mi away
• Blumengard Colony
  43 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 Westport

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

America's top-rated smaller cities

David Garoogian · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 161 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 202 mi
• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 220 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 227 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 227 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 238 mi
• Wildfire Alice, Harding, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 243 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 248 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-09-19

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-09-19

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Seen 2026-09-19

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Seen 2026-09-05

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Seen 2026-09-05

Jagged Ambush Bug

Phymata americana

Seen 2026-08-29

dotted gayfeather

Liatris punctata

Seen 2026-08-29

Prairie Onion

Allium stellatum

Seen 2026-08-29

whorled milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Seen 2026-08-29

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-11 18:00 UTC.