Spink Colony, South Dakota

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

44°44′42″N 98°17′22″W / 44.74500°N 98.28944°W / 44.74500; -98.28944CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCounty SpinkArea

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• Total0.38 sq mi (0.98 km²) • Land0.35 sq mi (0.92 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)Elevation

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1,260 ft (380 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total135 • Density380.28/sq mi (146.81/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code

57440 (Frankfort)

Area code605FIPS code46-60180GNIS feature ID2813060^[2]

Spink Colony is a census-designated place (CDP) and Hutterite colony^[4] in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP before the 2020 census.^[2] The population of the CDP was 135 at the 2020 Census.^[5]

It is in the southern part of the county, on the east side of the James River. It is 9 miles (14 km) south of Frankfort and 20 miles (32 km) by road southeast of Redfield, the county seat.

The Old Spink Colony, part of the CDP, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	135		—
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: Spink Colony, South Dakota
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ Friesen, Bert (May 2021). "Spink Hutterite Colony (Frankfort, South Dakota, USA)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Spink Colony CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.