Forestburg, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Forestsburg, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Forestburg
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sanborn
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.37
Area Land Km2:1.37
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.53
Area Land Sq Mi:0.53
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:54
Population Density Km2:39.32
Population Density Sq Mi:101.89
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:44.0211°N -98.1033°W
Elevation Ft:1227
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:57314
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-22100
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2584553

Forestburg is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States.[3] The population was 54 at the 2020 census.[4]

The community was named for a tract of forest near the original town site.[5]

Demographics

Education

Forestburg Public Schools are part of the Sanborn Central School District. The district includes an elementary school, middle school and high school. Students attend Sanborn Central High School.[6] [7]

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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: Profile for Forestburg, South Dakota, SD. Podunk. October 3, 2012. February 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130209133357/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=12837. dead.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Forestburg CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 28 January 2022 . en.
  5. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. https://archive.today/20160916102847/http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=107. dead. 2016-09-16. 1940. University of South Dakota. 37.
  6. Web site: Letcher South Dakota. Letcher South Dakota . September 29, 2012.
  7. Web site: Sanborn Central School District.. Sanborn Central School District.. October 3, 2012. June 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130619141022/http://www.sanborncentral.com/classeshs.html. dead.