Forestburg is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States.[4] The population was 54 at the 2020 census.[5]
Forestsburg, South Dakota | |
|---|---|
  Forestburg  Forestburg | |
| Coordinates: 44°01′16″N 98°06′12″W / 44.02111°N 98.10333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Sanborn |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,227 ft (374 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 54 |
| • Density | 101.89/sq mi (39.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57314 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-22100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584553[2] |
The community was named for a tract of forest near the original town site.[6]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 54 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
Education
editForestburg Public Schools are part of the Sanborn Central School District. The district includes an elementary school, middle school and high school. Students attend Sanborn Central High School.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forestburg, South Dakota
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Profile for Forestburg, South Dakota, SD". Podunk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Forestburg CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Letcher South Dakota". Letcher South Dakota. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ "Sanborn Central School District". Sanborn Central School District. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2012.