Garretson, South Dakota
city in South Dakota, United States of America
Garretson is a city in the eastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is located in Minnehaha County, and 1,228 people lived there at the 2020 census.[4] Garretson became a city in 1891.[5] A popular place in the city is Devil's Gulch, the place where Jesse James jumped over a wide cliff on his horse and got away from the police after trying to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1876.[6] Garretson gets its name from a banker named A.S. Garretson.[7]
Garretson, South Dakota | |
|---|---|
 Split Rock Park | |
| Nickname: The City of Parks | |
 Location in Minnehaha County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′53″N 96°30′10″W / 43.71472°N 96.50278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Minnehaha |
| Incorporated | 1891[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2) |
| • Land | 1.46 sq mi (3.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,486 ft (453 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,228 |
| • Density | 843.41/sq mi (325.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57030 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-23820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267400[3] |
| Website | cityofgarretson.com/ |
References
change- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garretson, South Dakota
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Garretson city, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ Kirby, Doug; Smith, Ken; Wilkins, Mike. "Devil's Gulch - Jesse James Jumped Here". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "Profile for Garretson, South Dakota". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
Other websites
change- City of Garretson website Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
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