Leola, South Dakota | |
|---|---|
 McPherson County Courthouse, July 2015 | |
 Location in McPherson County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′16″N 98°56′19″W / 45.72111°N 98.93861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | McPherson |
| Incorporated | 1919[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Royce Erdmann [citation needed] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2) |
| • Land | 0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,591 ft (485 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 434 |
| • Density | 584.91/sq mi (225.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57456 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-36460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267460[3] |
| Website | www |
Leola is a small city in and the county seat of McPherson County, South Dakota, United States. It was founded on May 1, 1884, and named for Leola Haynes,[5] daughter of one of the town's founders. The population was 434 as of the 2020 census.[6]
- ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leola, South Dakota
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 48.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Leola city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2022.