Ferney, South Dakota

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Ferney, South Dakota
Census-designated place
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Ferney
Location within the state of South Dakota
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Ferney
Ferney (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°20′04″N98°05′38″W / 45.33444°N 98.09389°W / 45.33444; -98.09389
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Brown
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Land1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,299 ft (396 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
42
 • Density41.9/sq mi (16.16/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
57439
Area code 605
FIPS code 46-21380
GNIS feature ID1255039 [2]

Ferney is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 42. [4]

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History

Ferney was laid out and platted in 1886 by W. H. Ferney, and named for him. [5] According to another tradition, the name is a transfer from Ferney, France. [6] A post office was established at Ferney in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1984. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 42—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

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: Ferney, South Dakota
  3. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau: Ferney CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ 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. 71.
  6. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.
  7. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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