Wolf Creek Colony, South Dakota Explained

Official Name:Wolf Creek Colony, South Dakota
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:South Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:Wolf Creek Colony
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:43.3528°N -97.6161°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hutchinson
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.51
Area Land Sq Mi:0.51
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:1.32
Area Land Km2:1.32
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:0.00
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1214
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:57029 (Freeman)
Area Code:605
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:46-72500
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813034
Population Total:0
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:0.00

Wolf Creek Colony is a Hutterite colony[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 0 at the 2020 census.[4] It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

It is in the east-central part of the county, in the valley of Wolf Creek just north of where it flows into the James River. It is 10miles by road northeast of Olivet, the county seat, and the same distance west of Freeman.

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: Wolf Creek Hutterite Colony (Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA). Friesen. Bert. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2021. September 16, 2021.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau: Wolf Creek Colony CDP, South Dakota . www.census.gov . United States Census Bureau . 6 May 2022 . en.