Mountain Plains, South Dakota

Mountain Plains, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Mountain Plains is located in South Dakota
Mountain Plains
Mountain Plains
Mountain Plains is located in the United States
Mountain Plains
Mountain Plains
Coordinates: 44°28′13″N 103°51′57″W / 44.47028°N 103.86583°W / 44.47028; -103.86583
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyLawrence
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
 • Land1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,278 ft (1,304 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
327
 • Density205.02/sq mi (79.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
57783 (Spearfish)
Area code605
FIPS code46-44032
GNIS feature ID2804706[2]

Mountain Plains is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 327 at the 2020 census.[4] It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

It is in the northern part of the county, on the northern edge of the Black Hills. It is bordered to the north by the city of Spearfish. U.S. Route 14A forms the eastern edge of the CDP, following the canyon of Spearfish Creek.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020327—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Education

It is in the Spearfish School District 40-2.[6]

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: Mountain Plains, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Mountain Plains CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lawrence County, SD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list


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