Langford, South Dakota

Langford, South Dakota
Location in Marshall County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Marshall County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°36′08″N 97°49′49″W / 45.60222°N 97.83028°W / 45.60222; -97.83028
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMarshall
Established1886[1]
Area
 • Total0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2)
 • Land0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,371 ft (418 m)
Population
 • Total283
 • Density892.74/sq mi (344.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57454
Area code605
FIPS code46-35820[5]
GNIS feature ID1267454[3]
Websitelangfordsd.com

Langford is a town in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 census.[6]

Langford was laid out in 1886, and named in honor of Sam Langford, the original owner of the town site.[7]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 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: Langford, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Langford town, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 47.