Ferney, South Dakota

Ferney, South Dakota
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 45°20′04″N 98°05′38″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Brown
Area [1]
• Total	1.00 sq mi (2.60 km^2)
• Land	1.00 sq mi (2.60 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	1,299 ft (396 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	42
• Density	41.87/sq mi (16.16/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	57439
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-21380
GNIS feature ID	1255039[2]

Ferney is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 42.[4]

History

Ferney was laid out and platted in 1886 by W. H. Ferney, and named for him.[5] According to another tradition, the name is a transfer from Ferney, France.[6] A post office was established at Ferney in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1984.[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	42		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferney, South Dakota
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
4. "U.S. Census Bureau: Ferney CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
5. 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. 71.
6. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.
7. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.