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Smithwick, South Dakota

Coordinates: 43°17′51″N 103°12′59″W / 43.29750°N 103.21639°W / 43.29750; -103.21639
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Smithwick, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
Smithwick is located in South Dakota
Smithwick
Smithwick
Location within the state of South Dakota
Smithwick is located in the United States
Smithwick
Smithwick
Smithwick (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°17′51″N 103°12′59″W / 43.29750°N 103.21639°W / 43.29750; -103.21639
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyFall River
Area
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 • Total1.93 sq mi (5.01 km2)
 • Land1.93 sq mi (5.01 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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3,248 ft (990 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total39
 • Density20.18/sq mi (7.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
57782
FIPS code46-59620
GNIS feature ID2807107[2]

Smithwick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census.[4] Smithwick has been assigned the ZIP code of 57782.[5]

History

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A post office called Smithwicks was established in 1887, and in 1901 the name was changed to Smithwick.[6] Smithwick was named for a railroad engineer.[7]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202039—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithwick, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Smithwick CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Smithwick, SD ZIP Codes". SD HomeTownLocator. HTL, Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
  6. ^ "Fall River County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 125.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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