Norris, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Norris, South Dakota
Settlement Type:census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mellette
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.15
Area Land Km2:2.15
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.83
Area Land Sq Mi:0.83
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:150
Population Density Km2:69.75
Population Density Sq Mi:180.72
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:2494
Coordinates:43.4722°N -101.1928°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:57560
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-45460[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2584562
Unit Pref:Imperial

Norris is an unincorporated community in Mellette County, South Dakota, United States. It is not specifically tracked by the Census Bureau, but is included in the census-designated place of the same name. The population of the CDP was 150 at the 2020 census.[4] Norris has a post office that serves the 57560 ZIP code area. The zip code includes the town of Corn Creek.

Norris was laid out in 1910 and named after a nephew of the town's merchant. [5]

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 website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Norris CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 21 February 2022 . en.
  5. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. 1940. University of South Dakota. 52.