Ferney, South Dakota
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Ferney, South Dakota | |
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  Ferney Location within the state of South Dakota  Ferney Ferney (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′04″N 98°05′38″W / 45.33444°N 98.09389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Brown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2) |
| • Land | 1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 42 |
| • Density | 41.87/sq mi (16.16/km2) |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 42 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferney, South Dakota
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Ferney CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.
- ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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