Spring Creek Colony, South Dakota

Spring Creek Colony, South Dakota
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 45°54′28″N 98°52′43″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	McPherson
Area [1]
• Total	0.30 sq mi (0.77 km^2)
• Land	0.30 sq mi (0.77 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	1,667 ft (508 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	229
• Density	771.04/sq mi (297.67/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	58439 (Forbes, ND)
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-60540
GNIS feature ID	2813046[2]

Spring Creek Colony is a census-designated place (CDP) and Hutterite colony[4] in McPherson County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2] The CDP had a population of 229 at the 2020 census.[5]

It is in the northeast part of the county, 17 miles (27 km) by road north-northeast of Leola, the county seat. The closest community is Forbes, North Dakota, 6 miles (10 km) to the northeast.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	229		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Creek Colony, South Dakota
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
4. Friesen, Bert (May 2021). "Spring Creek Hutterite Colony (Leola, South Dakota, USA)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
5. "U.S. Census Bureau: Spring Creek Colony CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.