Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Thunderbird Colony
Coordinates:45.1911°N -99.2675°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Faulk
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.50
Area Land Sq Mi:0.47
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Area Total Km2:1.30
Area Land Km2:1.22
Area Water Km2:0.08
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:5.74
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1719
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:57438 (Faulkton)
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-63452
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813023
Population Total:7
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:14.86

Thunderbird Colony is a Hutterite colony[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 7 at the 2020 census.[4] It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

It is in the northwest part of the county, on the north side of South Dakota Highway 20. It is by road northwest of Faulkton, the county seat, and less than 3miles west of Norbeck. Blumengard Colony is 9miles by road to the northeast, and Brentwood Colony is 5miles to the southwest.

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: Thunderbird Hutterite Colony (Norbeck, South Dakota, USA). Friesen. Bert. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2021. September 15, 2021.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Thunderbird Colony CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 25 March 2022 . en.