Rockport Colony, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Rockport Colony, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA South Dakota
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rockport Colony, South Dakota
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hanson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.56
Area Land Km2:0.56
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.22
Area Land Sq Mi:0.22
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:77
Population Density Km2:136.57
Population Density Sq Mi:353.21
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:43.5819°N -97.8431°W
Elevation Ft:1250
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:57311
Area Code:605
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2813030

Rockport Colony is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hanson County, South Dakota, United States. It is located on the James River, southwest of Alexandria and southeast of Mitchell, and is part of the Mitchell Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 77 at the 2020 census.[3] The elevation is 1,224 feet.

The Rockport Colony Elementary School, which had 24 students in 2008,[4] [5] is not located in Rockport Colony, but is physically in the town of Alexandria.

Demographics

Notes

  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: Rockport Colony CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 27 June 2022 . en.
  4. http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/sd/473 "South Dakota schools: Alexandria schools: Mitchell School District 17-2: Rockport Colony" Great Schools
  5. Web site: Rockport Colony Elementary School. School Matters. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605162416/http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=sp/sid=20353448. 5 June 2011. dead.

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