Pearl Creek Colony, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Pearl Creek Colony, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Pearl Creek Colony
Coordinates:44.3261°N -97.9183°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Beadle
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.35
Area Land Sq Mi:0.35
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.91
Area Land Km2:0.91
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:108.27
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1358
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:57353 (Iroquois)
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-48820
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2812995
Population Total:99
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:280.45

Pearl Creek Colony is a Hutterite colony[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 99 at the 2020 census.[4]

It is on the northwest side of Middle Pearl Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of the James River. It is 5miles southwest of Iroquois and east-southeast of Huron.

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: Pearl Creek Hutterite Colony (Iroquois, South Dakota, USA). Friesen. Bert. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2021. September 9, 2021.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Pearl Creek Colony CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 5 February 2022 . en.