Bristol, South Dakota | |
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 Location in Day County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′48″N 97°44′55″W / 45.34667°N 97.74861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Day |
| Incorporated | 1921[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2) |
| • Land | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,788 ft (545 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 288 |
| • Density | 551.72/sq mi (213.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57219 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-07300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267296[3] |
| Website | http://www.bristolsd.com/ |
Bristol is a city located in western Day County, South Dakota, United States. It lies in Section 25 of Bristol Township, on the main line of what is now the BNSF Railway alongside U.S. Route 12. The population was 288 at the 2020 census.[5]`
Similar to many towns of the area and of the Midwest in general, Bristol came into being as a result of railroad expansion. The railroad, which first came through the area in the 1870s, identified the site which would become Bristol as Station #70. C.P. Prior, a district railroad surveyor and townsite agent, was given credit for naming Bristol in 1881. He named the town after Bristol, England.[6]
- ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bristol, South Dakota
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Bristol city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 28.