Upland Colony, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Upland Colony, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Upland Colony
Coordinates:43.8769°N -97.9761°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sanborn
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.19
Area Land Sq Mi:0.18
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.48
Area Land Km2:0.48
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:371.27
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1299
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:57314 (Artesian)
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-65628
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813058
Population Total:178
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:962.16

Upland Colony is a census-designated place (CDP) and Hutterite colony[3] in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 178 at the 2020 census.[4]

It is in the southeast part of the county, on high ground overlooking the James River valley to the west. It is 9miles east of Letcher and south-southwest of Artesian.

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: Upland Hutterite Colony (Letcher, South Dakota, USA). Friesen. Bert. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2021. September 20, 2021.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Upland CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 28 January 2022 . en.