White Lake

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White Lake

Total population

469

Median home value

$62,900

8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$48,889

White Lake$49k

National$74k

Elevation502 m

Land area1.12 km²

Coordinates43.73°, -98.71°

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

White Lake is a city in western Aurora County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 394 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.

Health (adults)

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

Schools

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

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Cedar Grove Colony
  14.4 mi away
• Stickney
  16.7 mi away
• Bijou Hills
  25.6 mi away
• Lane
  27.6 mi away · pop. 28
• Woonsocket
  31.4 mi away
• Armour
  33.7 mi away
• Lakeview Colony
  37.4 mi away
• Upland Colony
  38 mi away
• Ethan
  38.5 mi away · pop. 346
• Rosedale Colony
  42.4 mi away
• Fulton
  44.4 mi away · pop. 84
• Rockport Colony
  44.6 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 White Lake

1882 - 1982

1982

White Lake assessment final report

Richard A. Hanson · 2005

The winter low-flow balance of the semiarid White River, Nebraska and South Dakota

M. G. Ferrick · 1995

Dakota texts

Ella Cara Deloria · 1932

[Survey of inland waterway between Humboldt Bay and Eel River, California.]

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1909

Complete national parks of the United States

Mel White · 2016

Our Wonderful Progress

Trumbull White · 1902

The American Landscape

John Conron · 1974

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 168 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 168 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 183 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 183 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 184 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 186 mi
• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 217 mi

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

Recently spotted species

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Seen 2026-09-10

Corixini

Corixini

Seen 2026-08-21

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2026-08-14

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Seen 2026-07-25

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-06-11

black knot

Apiosporina morbosa

Seen 2026-04-01

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Seen 2025-11-01

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

Seen 2025-10-18

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Seen 2025-10-18

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