Platte Colony, South Dakota

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

43°28′04″N 99°07′34″W / 43.46778°N 99.12611°W / 43.46778; -99.12611CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCounty Charles MixArea

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• Total0.31 sq mi (0.80 km²) • Land0.31 sq mi (0.80 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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1,706 ft (520 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total299 • Density970.78/sq mi (374.64/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code

57361 (Platte)

Area code605FIPS code46-50310GNIS feature ID2813004^[2]

Platte Colony is a Hutterite colony^[4] and census-designated place (CDP) in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[2] The population of the CDP was 299 at the 2020 census.^[5]

It is in the northwest corner of the county, 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Platte, the nearest incorporated place. It is 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Lake Francis Case, a reservoir on the Missouri River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	299		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Platte Colony, South Dakota
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ Friesen, Bert (May 2021). "Platte Hutterite Colony (Platte, South Dakota, USA)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Platte Colony CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.