Winfred, South Dakota

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|settlement_type = Census-designated place

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|subdivision_name1 = South Dakota

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Lake

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|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 1882{{cite web | title = SD Towns | publisher = South Dakota State Historical Society | accessdate = 2010-02-17 | url = http://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/exhibits/SD%20Towns.pdf}}

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|area_total_km2 = 2.69

|area_land_km2 = 2.59

|area_water_km2 = 0.10

|area_total_sq_mi = 1.04

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|area_water_sq_mi = 0.04

|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 38

|population_density_km2 = 14.66

|population_density_sq_mi = 37.96

|timezone = Central (CST)

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|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 57076

|area_code = 605

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|blank_info = 46-72100{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_46.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 31, 2020}}

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Winfred is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, South Dakota, United States, approximately {{convert|12|mi|0}} west of Madison. The population was 38 as of the 2020 census.{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau: Winfred CDP, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4672100 |website=www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=8 April 2022 |language=en}}

History

Winfred was laid out in 1882.{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=171|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=69}} The town was unincorporated in 1995.

Geography

Winfred is in western Lake County, in the northwest part of Winfred Township. Its western boundary is the border with Miner County. U.S. Route 81 and South Dakota Highway 34, running concurrently, form the northern border of the community. The two highways lead east to Madison, the county seat, while to the west they divide a short distance into Miner County. US-81 leads south {{convert|24|mi}} to Interstate 90 south of Salem, while SD-34 leads west {{convert|8|mi|0}} to Howard.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Winfred CDP has an area of {{convert|2.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 3.68%, are water. Lake Winfred is a natural water body northeast of the center of town.

Demographics

{{US Census population

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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References

Category:Census-designated places in Lake County, South Dakota

Category:Census-designated places in South Dakota