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Smithwick, South Dakota

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States

43°17′51″N 103°12′59″W / 43.29750°N 103.21639°W / 43.29750; -103.21639CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCounty Fall RiverArea

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• Total1.93 sq mi (5.01 km²) • Land1.93 sq mi (5.01 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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3,248 ft (990 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total39 • Density20.18/sq mi (7.79/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Time) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP codes

57782

FIPS code46-59620GNIS 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]

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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	39		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithwick, South Dakota
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Smithwick CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Smithwick, SD ZIP Codes". SD HomeTownLocator. HTL, Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
^ "Fall River County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
^ 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.