White Owl | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA South Dakota#USA |
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: | Meade |
Established Date: | 1890 |
Named For: | White Owl Creek |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 2792 |
Coordinates: | 44.5922°N -102.4308°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 57792 |
Area Code: | 605 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 46-71260[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | [{{gnis3|1258970}} 1258970] |
White Owl (also Whiteowl) is an unincorporated rural village in east central Meade County, South Dakota, United States, with a population of 61 as of the 2010 census. It lies along Highway 34, 55miles east of the city of Sturgis, the county seat and was established in 1890, and opened as the first post office in Meade County in 1893.[2] Its elevation is 2792feet. The village has a fashion boutique, a Baptist church, a Community Center, a graveyard, and a post office, with the ZIP code of 57792.[3]
The community took its name from nearby White Owl Creek.[4]