Mina, South Dakota

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]

Mina
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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
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyEdmunds
Established1909
Named forMina Erling
Area
[1]
 • Total4.71 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]
 • Total554
 • Density146.48/sq mi (56.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code46-42700
GNIS feature ID2813018[2]

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.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020554—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 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. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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