Wetonka

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Wetonka

Total population

7

Median home value

$0

40%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Weather70°F · Sunny

Coordinates45.62°, -98.77°

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

Overview

Wetonka is a town in McPherson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 16 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 Wetonka, SD from NOAA NWS API.

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

• Prairiewood Village
  18.8 mi away · pop. 474
• Long Lake
  26.4 mi away · pop. 14
• Blumengard Colony
  32.7 mi away
• Thunderbird Colony
  38.2 mi away
• Brentwood Colony
  41.4 mi away
• Andover
  44.5 mi away · pop. 31
• Onaka
  45 mi away · pop. 25
• Pierpont
  46.3 mi away · pop. 161
• Roslyn
  62.5 mi away · pop. 147
• Herreid
  64.5 mi away
• Eden
  65.3 mi away · pop. 221
• Lake City
  65.9 mi away · pop. 40

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 XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 227 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 237 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 237 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Seen 2026-09-25

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-09-19

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Seen 2026-09-05

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica

Seen 2026-08-29

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Seen 2026-08-29

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Seen 2026-08-29

Fathead Minnow

Pimephales promelas

Seen 2026-05-20

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Seen 2026-01-10

Calico Crayfish

Faxonius immunis

Seen 2025-06-25

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