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Sunset Colony, South Dakota

Coordinates: 45°48′22″N 97°53′09″W / 45.80611°N 97.88583°W / 45.80611; -97.88583
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Sunset Colony, South Dakota
Sunset Colony is located in South Dakota
Sunset Colony
Sunset Colony
Sunset Colony is located in the United States
Sunset Colony
Sunset Colony
Coordinates: 45°48′22″N 97°53′09″W / 45.80611°N 97.88583°W / 45.80611; -97.88583
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMarshall
Area
 • Total
1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation1,319 ft (402 m)
Population
 • Total
142
 • Density146.09/sq mi (56.42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
57430 (Britton)
Area code605
FIPS code46-62434
GNIS feature ID2813049[2]

Sunset Colony is a Hutterite colony[4] and census-designated place (CDP) in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 142 at the 2020 census.[5] It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

It is in the western part of the county, 7 miles (11 km) by road west of Britton, the county seat.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020142
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunset Colony, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Friesen, Bert (May 2021). "Sunset Hutterite Colony (Britton, South Dakota, USA)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Sunset Colony CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.