Welcome to Wagner ...

The city of Wagner is located in Charles Mix County<1>.

The location of Wagner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wagner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wagner has a population of 1,547 people<3> (see below for details).

Wagner is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Wagner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wagner lies within the (605) area code.

Websites for Wagner ...

Official Website: www.wagnersd.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wagner had an population of 1,547 people. This is a decrease of 1.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wagner had a population of 1,566 people (or 17.15% of the total population of Charles Mix County). This makes Wagner the county's most populous community.

The population of Wagner represents 0.19% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,566 people, the population of Wagner decreased 6.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,675 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wagner.

Communities Also Named Wagner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Wagner - they are located in Alberta, California (3), Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wagner.

Communities near Wagner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wagner.

• Fort Randall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
  • Fort Randall is located in Gregory County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
• Lake Andes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
  • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <5>
• Armour
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Armour is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <5>
• Tripp
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
  • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <5>
• Avon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Bon Homme County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Marty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
  • Marty is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <5>
• Pickstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickstown
  • Pickstown is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickstown <5>
• Delmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Delmont is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <5>
• Lynch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <5>
• Dante
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dante have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
  • Dante is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dante <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wagner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wagner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wagner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wagner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wagner. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wagner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagner ...

Looking for more information about Wagner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wagner, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wagner.

Adding Wagner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wagner in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wagner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wagner post office opened in 1896.

We also found Wagner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wagner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wagner: www.wagnersd.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/