Smithwick, South Dakota Explained

Smithwick, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Smithwick
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of South Dakota
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fall River
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.01
Area Land Km2:5.01
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:39
Population Density Km2:7.79
Timezone:Mountain Time
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:3248
Coordinates:43.2975°N -103.2164°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:57782
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-59620
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2807107
Area Total Sq Mi:1.93
Area Land Sq Mi:1.93
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:20.18

Smithwick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census.[3] Smithwick has been assigned the ZIP code of 57782.[4]

History

A post office called Smithwicks was established in 1887, and in 1901 the name was changed to Smithwick.[5] Smithwick was named for a railroad engineer.[6]

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 Bureau: Smithwick CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 25 March 2022 . en.
  4. Web site: Smithwick, SD ZIP Codes . 2008-09-12 . SD HomeTownLocator . HTL, Inc. .
  5. Web site: Fall River County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 March 2015.
  6. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 125.