Bath, South Dakota

Bath, South Dakota
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 45°28′09″N98°19′25″W / 45.46917°N 98.32361°W / 45.46917; -98.32361
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Brown
Area [1]
• Total	0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
• Land	0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,303 ft (397 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	142
• Density	487.97/sq mi (188.37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	57427
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-03900
GNIS feature ID	2584544 [2]

Bath is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bath had a population of 142. ^[4]

History

A post office called Bath was established in 1881. ^[5] The community's name is derived from Bath, England. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	142		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bath, South Dakota
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
4. "U.S. Census Bureau: Bath CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
5. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
6. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 26.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.