Winner, South Dakota

Winner, South Dakota
City
Tripp County courthouse in Winner
Tripp County courthouse in Winner
Motto: 
"Winner Winner Chicken Dinner"
Location in Tripp County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Tripp County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°22′39″N 99°51′18″W / 43.37750°N 99.85500°W / 43.37750; -99.85500
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyTripp
Incorporated1911[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2)
 • Land2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[3]
1,969 ft (600 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
2,921
 • Density1,274.43/sq mi (492.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57580
Area code605
FIPS code46-72180[5]
GNIS feature ID1267659[3]
Websitewww.winnersd.org

Winner is a city in central Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,921 at the 2020 census.[6] It is the county seat of Tripp County.[7] Winner also serves as the administrative center of neighboring Todd County, which does not have its own county seat.[8] The nearest airport is Winner Regional Airport.

Winner was laid out in 1909, and named for the fact the town had emerged the "winner" as the county's most successful trading point.[9]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 17, 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: Winner, 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: Winner city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "Counties, Regions, Tourism and State Index South Dakota". Archived from the original on December 5, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  9. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 69.