Edgemont, South Dakota

Edgemont
City
Edgemont, South Dakota
Edgemont City Hall, August 2017
Edgemont City Hall, August 2017
Motto: 
"To The Black Hills"
Location in Fall River County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Fall River County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°17′51″N 103°49′56″W / 43.29750°N 103.83222°W / 43.29750; -103.83222
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyFall River
Incorporated1895[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2)
 • Land1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[3]
3,517 ft (1,072 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total725
 • Density524.60/sq mi (202.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57735
Area code605
FIPS code46-18300[5]
GNIS feature ID1267376[3]
WebsiteCity of Edgemont

Edgemont is a city in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 725 at the 2020 census.[6] The city lies on the far southern edge of the Black Hills in southwestern South Dakota.

Edgemont is a crew change point for BNSF freight trains in the Gillette, Wyoming-Alliance, Nebraska division.[7] Nearly 50 pool crews were operating out of the town in early 2023.[8]

  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: Edgemont, 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: Edgemont city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "BNSF at Edgemont Home". www.bnsf-edgemont.net.
  8. ^ Mills, Rick. "On the Edge". Trains (August 2023 ed.). Kalmbach Media. pp. 20–25.