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Timber Lake
Blečháŋ (Lakota)
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Location in Dewey County and the state of South Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Dewey |
| Incorporated | 1910 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,165 ft (660 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 509 |
| • Density | 833.06/sq mi (321.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
57656
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| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-63620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267600 |
Timber Lake (Lakota: blečháŋ; "Tree Lake") is a city in and the county seat of Dewey County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 509 at the 2020 census.
History
Timber Lake was founded in 1910 with the arrival of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad into the area. Despite the name, very few trees grew at the lake near the town site. During drought, the lake is a mere mudhole.
On April 21, 1946, a large tornado struck the area in and around Timber Lake. The U.S. Weather Bureau published a paper in 1946 stating the width of this tornado was 4 miles (6.4 km), which would make this the widest tornado ever documented in history, surpassing the 2013 El Reno tornado. However, this is outside the period of reliable documentation accepted by the National Weather Service; 1950–present.
Geography and climate
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.41 square miles (1.06 km2), all land.
| Climate data for Timber Lake, South Dakota (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1911−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
70 (21) |
84 (29) |
95 (35) |
100 (38) |
108 (42) |
115 (46) |
109 (43) |
106 (41) |
94 (34) |
77 (25) |
70 (21) |
115 (46) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.7 (−2.9) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
43.9 (6.6) |
57.7 (14.3) |
69.1 (20.6) |
78.7 (25.9) |
85.9 (29.9) |
85.1 (29.5) |
76.1 (24.5) |
58.7 (14.8) |
42.6 (5.9) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
57.1 (13.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.9 (−8.4) |
20.7 (−6.3) |
32.6 (0.3) |
44.8 (7.1) |
56.2 (13.4) |
66.3 (19.1) |
72.7 (22.6) |
71.3 (21.8) |
62.1 (16.7) |
46.7 (8.2) |
32.1 (0.1) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
45.3 (7.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 7.1 (−13.8) |
10.8 (−11.8) |
21.2 (−6.0) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
43.4 (6.3) |
53.9 (12.2) |
59.4 (15.2) |
57.5 (14.2) |
48.1 (8.9) |
34.6 (1.4) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
11.3 (−11.5) |
33.4 (0.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −46 (−43) |
−37 (−38) |
−26 (−32) |
−3 (−19) |
15 (−9) |
31 (−1) |
30 (−1) |
31 (−1) |
12 (−11) |
−6 (−21) |
−20 (−29) |
−34 (−37) |
−46 (−43) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.49 (12) |
0.67 (17) |
1.00 (25) |
1.83 (46) |
2.90 (74) |
3.56 (90) |
2.85 (72) |
1.78 (45) |
1.53 (39) |
1.66 (42) |
0.57 (14) |
0.57 (14) |
19.41 (493) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.4 (16) |
7.5 (19) |
6.5 (17) |
5.2 (13) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.3 (5.8) |
4.4 (11) |
8.3 (21) |
41.2 (105) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 85.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 26.0 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 555 | — | |
| 1930 | 572 | 3.1% | |
| 1940 | 512 | −10.5% | |
| 1950 | 552 | 7.8% | |
| 1960 | 624 | 13.0% | |
| 1970 | 625 | 0.2% | |
| 1980 | 660 | 5.6% | |
| 1990 | 517 | −21.7% | |
| 2000 | 443 | −14.3% | |
| 2010 | 443 | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | 509 | 14.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2018 Estimate |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 443 people, 179 households, and 110 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,080.5 inhabitants per square mile (417.2/km2). There were 208 housing units at an average density of 507.3 per square mile (195.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 51.5% White, 43.1% Native American, and 5.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.05% of the population.
There were 179 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.15.
The median age in the city was 34.5 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 22.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
Media
- The Timber Lake Topic is the local newspaper.
Notable people
- Tucker Kraft, NFL tight end for the Green Bay Packers
See also
In Spanish: Timber Lake (Dakota del Sur) para niños
