Running Water, South Dakota

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Running Water, South Dakota
Census-designated place
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Running Water
Coordinates: 42°46′56″N97°58′54″W / 42.78222°N 97.98167°W / 42.78222; -97.98167
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Bon Homme
Area
[1]
 • Total2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2)
 • Land2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,417 ft (432 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total47
 • Density22.48/sq mi (8.68/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 605
FIPS code 46-56820 [4]
GNIS feature ID2612514 [2]

Running Water is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 47 at the 2020 census. [5]

Contents

The community's name Running Water is a former variant name of the nearby Niobrara River. [6]

Geography

Running Water is located on the north side of the Missouri River in southern Bon Homme County along the South Dakota-Nebraska state line. South Dakota Highway 37 crosses the Missouri at Running Water, becoming Nebraska Highway 14 on the opposite shore. SD 37 leads north and east 10 miles (16 km) to Springfield, and NE 14 leads south and west 3 miles (5 km) to Niobrara.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Running Water CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all of it land. [7]

Running Water is located along the upper portion of Lewis and Clark Lake, a Missouri River reservoir. The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks operates a small recreational area for lake and river access including a boat ramp at Running Water.

Running Water is famous for having a ferry boat operating during spring-fall, off and on, from 1874 to 1984. This boat would haul people and vehicles across the Missouri River, between Running Water SD and Niobrara NE. The fare at one time was $1 per vehicle. The need for such a service was reduced or eliminated by the construction of the modern Chief Standing Bear Bridge over the river for SD Highway 37 and NE Highway 14.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 47—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Running Water, South Dakota
  3. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau: Running Water CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 59.
  7. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Running Water CDP, South Dakota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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