Bridger, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Bridger, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Bridger
Coordinates:44.5422°N -101.9136°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ziebach
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.27
Area Land Sq Mi:0.27
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.69
Area Land Km2:0.69
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:70.04
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:1870
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:57748 (Howes)
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-07140
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813068
Population Total:48
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:181.13

Bridger is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ziebach County, South Dakota, United States, within the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. The population was 48 at the 2020 census.[3] It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

It is in the southwest corner of the county, north of the Cheyenne River, which forms the border with Haakon County to the south. Bridger is also east of South Dakota Highway 34, which leads west to Sturgis and east to Pierre.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Bridger CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 28 June 2022 . en.