Draper, South Dakota

Draper, South Dakota
Location in Jones County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Jones County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°55′34″N 100°32′14″W / 43.92611°N 100.53722°W / 43.92611; -100.53722
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyJones
Incorporated1910[1]
Area
 • Total0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
 • Land0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,238 ft (682 m)
Population
 • Total46
 • Density70.77/sq mi (27.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57531
Area code605
FIPS code46-17020
GNIS feature ID1267357[3]

Draper is a town in Jones County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 46 at the 2020 census.[5]

Draper was laid out in 1906, and named in honor of C. A. Draper, a railroad official.[6]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Draper, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Draper town, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 36.