Spink Colony, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Spink Colony, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Spink Colony
Coordinates:44.745°N -98.2894°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Spink
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.38
Area Land Sq Mi:0.35
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Area Total Km2:0.98
Area Land Km2:0.92
Area Water Km2:0.06
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:146.81
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1260
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:57440 (Frankfort)
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-60180
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813060
Population Total:135
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:380.28

Spink Colony is a census-designated place (CDP) and Hutterite colony[3] in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP before the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 135 at the 2020 Census.[4]

It is in the southern part of the county, on the east side of the James River. It is 9miles south of Frankfort and by road southeast of Redfield, the county seat.

The Old Spink Colony, part of the CDP, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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: Spink Hutterite Colony (Frankfort, South Dakota, USA). Friesen. Bert. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2021. September 20, 2021.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Spink Colony CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 12 February 2022 . en.