Big Stone City, South Dakota

Big Stone City, South Dakota
Big Stone City Hall, July 2015
Big Stone City Hall, July 2015
Motto: 
"Home Of Big Stone Lake"
Location in Grant County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Grant County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°17′55″N 96°27′56″W / 45.29861°N 96.46556°W / 45.29861; -96.46556
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyGrant
Incorporated1885[1]
Area
 • Total1.20 sq mi (3.10 km2)
 • Land1.20 sq mi (3.10 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,089 ft (332 m)
Population
 • Total412
 • Density343.91/sq mi (132.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57216
Area code605
FIPS code46-05540[5]
GNIS feature ID2394165[3]

Big Stone City is a city in the northeastern corner of Grant County, South Dakota, United States, that lies between the southern tip of Big Stone Lake and the northern bank of the Whetstone River, and is adjacent to the city of Ortonville, Minnesota. The population was 412 at the 2020 census.[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: Big Stone City, 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: Big Stone City city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2022.