Platte Colony, South Dakota

Platte Colony, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Platte Colony Show map of South Dakota Platte Colony Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 43°28′04″N 99°07′34″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Charles Mix
Area [1]
• Total	0.31 sq mi (0.80 km^2)
• Land	0.31 sq mi (0.80 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	1,706 ft (520 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	299
• Density	970.78/sq mi (374.64/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	57361 (Platte)
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-50310
GNIS feature ID	2813004[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

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Platte Colony, South Dakota
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
4. Friesen, Bert (May 2021). "Platte Hutterite Colony (Platte, South Dakota, USA)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
5. "U.S. Census Bureau: Platte Colony CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2016.