Deerfield Colony, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Deerfield Colony, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Deerfield Colony
Coordinates:45.5875°N -98.8994°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Edmunds
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.47
Area Land Sq Mi:0.47
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:1.23
Area Land Km2:1.23
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:104.48
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1493
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:57451 (Ipswich)
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-15774
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813019
Population Total:128
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:270.61

Deerfield Colony is a Hutterite colony[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Edmunds County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 128 at the 2020 census.[4]

It is in the northeast part of the county, bordered to the north by McPherson County. It is northeast of Ipswich, the county seat, and northwest of Aberdeen. Plainview Colony is 5miles to the west, and Long Lake Colony is the same distance to the northeast.

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: Deerfield Hutterite Colony (Ipswich, South Dakota, USA). Friesen. Bert. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2021. September 13, 2021.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Deerfield Colony CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 21 February 2022 . en.