Mina, South Dakota

Mina
  • Cortland
  • Cortlandt
Census-designated place
Mina is located in South Dakota
Mina
Mina
Location in South Dakota
Mina is located in the United States
Mina
Mina
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 45°26′49″N 98°45′24″W / 45.44694°N 98.75667°W / 45.44694; -98.75667
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyEdmunds
Established1909
Named forMina Erling
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.71 sq mi (12.21 km2)
 • Land3.78 sq mi (9.80 km2)
 • Water0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,431 ft (436 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
554
 • Density146.48/sq mi (56.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code46-42700
GNIS feature ID2813018[2]

Mina is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Edmunds County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[2] The population of the CDP was 554 at the 2020 census.[4]

History

A post office called Mina was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1983.[5] The community most likely was named after Mina Erling, the daughter of a railroad official.[6]

1999 Learjet crash

Main article: 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash

In 1999, a Learjet carrying PGA golfer Payne Stewart and five other people (including two pilots and three passengers) crashed in a field about a mile south of Mina. All were allegedly dead from a lack of oxygen long before the crash.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020554—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mina, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Mina CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Edmunds County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 50.
  7. ^ Wald, Matthew L. (October 26, 1999). "GOLF; Pro Golfer and 5 Others Die In a Baffling Jet Accident". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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