| Official Name: | Winfred, South Dakota |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | South Dakota#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Winfred |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lake |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1882[1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.69 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.59 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 38 |
| Population Density Km2: | 14.66 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 37.96 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1696 |
| Coordinates: | 43.9967°N -97.3597°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 57076 |
| Area Code: | 605 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 46-72100[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2628854 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Winfred is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, South Dakota, United States, approximately 12miles west of Madison. The population was 38 as of the 2020 census.[5]
Winfred was laid out in 1882.[6] The town was unincorporated in 1995.
Winfred is in western Lake County, in the northwest part of Winfred Township. Its western boundary is the border with Miner County. U.S. Route 81 and South Dakota Highway 34, running concurrently, form the northern border of the community. The two highways lead east to Madison, the county seat, while to the west they divide a short distance into Miner County. US-81 leads south to Interstate 90 south of Salem, while SD-34 leads west 8miles to Howard.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Winfred CDP has an area of 2.7sqkm, of which 0.1sqkm, or 3.68%, are water.[4] Lake Winfred is a natural water body northeast of the center of town.