Smithwick, South Dakota

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Smithwick, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Smithwick
Location within the state of South Dakota
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Smithwick
Smithwick (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°17′51″N103°12′59″W / 43.29750°N 103.21639°W / 43.29750; -103.21639
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Fall River
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.93 sq mi (5.01 km2)
 • Land1.93 sq mi (5.01 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,248 ft (990 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
39
 • Density20.18/sq mi (7.79/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
57782
FIPS code 46-59620
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]

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History

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 39—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Education

The school district for almost all of Smithwick is Oelrichs School District 23-3. A small piece is in Hot Springs School District 23-2. [9]

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: 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.
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fall River County, SD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 30, 2024. - Text list


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