Toronto, South Dakota

Toronto, South Dakota
Location in Deuel County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Deuel County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°34′21″N 96°38′29″W / 44.57250°N 96.64139°W / 44.57250; -96.64139
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyDeuel
Founded1884[1]
Named forToronto, Ontario, Canada
Area
 • Total0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
 • Land0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,998 ft (609 m)
Population
 • Total196
 • Density638.44/sq mi (246.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57268
Area code605
FIPS code46-63740[5]
GNIS feature ID1267602[3]
Websitehttp://www2.torontosd.com/home

Toronto is a town in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 196 at the 2020 census.[6]

Toronto was laid out in 1884, and named after the capital of Ontario, Canada, the native home of a first settler.[7]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toronto, 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 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Toronto town, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 63.